[ATTW-L] the PSA Celebrity Tracker

[Potts, Liza]

This spreadsheet is wild. Looking forward to hearing what our information architecture students think of it!

Thanks for sharing.

Liza
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Liza Potts, Ph.D.
Professor
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On Oct 29, 2020, at 2:17 PM, Dragga, Sam <sam.dragga at ttu.edu<mailto: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 athttps://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/5.pdf<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/5.pdf__;!!HXCxUKc!kAMUIgj52ja4lZrZSzfur8rTLTLVja-Gn9gCwC_V9howhUT_8ju3ku79qaDF9g$>.

Sam

Sam Dragga
Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University
Editor, Technical Communication
sam.dragga at ttu.edu<mailto:sam.dragga at ttu.edu>
1-806-543-6099

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