Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 15:50:02 -0600

From: Greg Pulliam gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CHARLIE.CNS.IIT.EDU

Subject: WOTY on CNN



CNN Headline News ran with the WOTY story in four or five consecutive

half-hours Saturday night. As did all the news organizations, they got it

wrong, and said that "Soccer Mom" was the winner, rather than "-mom". The

news media almost NEVER (in my history of studying them and being a part of

them) "nail" a story.



Gregory J. Pulliam

Illinois Institute of Technology

Lewis Department of Humanities

Chicago, IL 60616

gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]charlie.cns.iit.edu