[ATTW-L] the PSA Celebrity Tracker

[Chris Lindgren]

Agreed! This will be a very helpful example for my Spring senior seminar
that will focus on critical data issues. Thank you!

Also, this has to be my favorite part so far: *|* Britney Spears *|*
Declined *| *

Best,

Chris

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Chris Lindgren, Ph.D. | clndgrn.com
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Assistant Professor of Technical Communication & Data Visualization
Department of English
Virginia Tech


On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 2:38 PM Cana Itchuaqiyaq <cana.itchuaqiyaq at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wow. This is really interesting, Sam! Thank you so much for sharing.
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 12:19 PM Dragga, Sam <Sam.Dragga at ttu.edu> wrote:
>
>> If you are looking for a timely and engaging example of a table for your
>> class discussion of illustrations, consider the PSA Celebrity Tracker
>> developed by Atlas Research for the US Department of Health and Human
>> Services (HHS).
>>
>>
>>
>> This 34-page table—the research for which was funded by HHS—assesses the
>> relative merits (including political affiliations and arrest records) of
>> 250+ entertainers to determine their suitability for filming HHS public
>> service commercials about COVID-19.
>>
>>
>>
>> The following is a sample:
>>
>>
>>
>> *Celebrity Name*
>>
>> *Status*
>>
>> *Additional Notes*
>>
>> *Demographic*
>>
>> Justin Timberlake
>>
>> Pending Answer
>>
>> Publicly endorsed Obama and supports gay marriage
>>
>> General population, super spreaders
>>
>> Lady Gaga
>>
>> Pending Answer
>>
>> Vocally supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, but has not specifically
>> claimed any political side
>>
>> General population, super spreaders
>>
>> Nicki Minaj
>>
>> Pending Answer
>>
>> Arrested in 2003 for criminal possession of a weapon, supported Obama and
>> Hillary Clinton, does not want to focus on politics when rapping
>>
>> Black Americans, Super spreaders, General population
>>
>> Travis Scott
>>
>> Pending Answer
>>
>> Arrested in 2017 for enticing a riot and disorderly conduct in Arkansas,
>> appeared as a special guest at a rally for Beto O'Rourke, Democratic
>> candidate
>>
>> Black Americans, Super spreaders, General population
>>
>> Billy Joel
>>
>> Pending Answer
>>
>> Not a fan of Trump but not going to be politically involved in 2020
>>
>> General population
>>
>> Jennifer Lopez
>>
>> Pending Answer
>>
>> Made a political statement during her Super Bowl performance to address
>> Trump's immigration policies
>>
>> Latinx, General population
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition to the obvious ethical issues here, you and your students
>> will notice that the table also disregards simple alphabetical order by
>> celebrity’s name.
>>
>>
>>
>> The PSA Celebrity Tracker is available at
>> https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/5.pdf
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>>
>> Sam Dragga
>>
>> Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University
>>
>> Editor, *Technical Communication*
>>
>> sam.dragga at ttu.edu
>>
>> 1-806-543-6099
>>
>>
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