I have a question about the relationship between popular culture and public opinion. There are several studies which show that most people get their information about current events from the news media. However, many of the film and television theory books claim that public attitudes about these current events are shaped to a large degree by representation in popular cultural forms such as fictional television and movies. Can anyone recommend concrete studies which indicate this? -- David A. Kirby Department of Biology American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20016 Phone: (202)885-2193 Email: [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]