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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following is a sample:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Celebrity Name</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Status</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Additional Notes</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Demographic</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Justin Timberlake</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Pending Answer</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Publicly endorsed Obama and supports gay marriage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">General population, super spreaders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Lady Gaga</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Pending Answer</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Vocally supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, but has not specifically claimed any political side<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">General population, super spreaders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Nicki Minaj</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Pending Answer</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Arrested in 2003 for criminal possession of a weapon, supported Obama and Hillary Clinton, does not want to focus on politics when rapping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Black Americans, Super spreaders, General population <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Travis Scott</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Pending Answer</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Black Americans, Super spreaders, General population <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Billy Joel</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Pending Answer</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Not a fan of Trump but not going to be politically involved in 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">General population<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Jennifer Lopez</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">Pending Answer</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Made a political statement during her Super Bowl performance to address Trump's immigration policies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Latinx, General population<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The PSA Celebrity Tracker is available at
<a href="https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/5.pdf">
https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/5.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sam Dragga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Editor,
<i>Technical Communication</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sam.dragga@ttu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1-806-543-6099<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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