多數美國認識哈利波特，卻不識布萊爾 日前一個調查結果發現，約有57%美國人認得哈利波特。 比50%的布萊爾首相來的多了。 這項調查顯示出大眾文化的資訊傳播對我們的「知識」 有著非常大的影響力。 以下為英國衛報的原文。 Harry Potter is better known in US than Blair http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1851139,00.html Wednesday August 16, 2006 Guardian More Americans know who Harry Potter is than can name Tony Blair, according to a survey by Zogby International. Some 57% identified the teenage wizard but just 50% could say who Britain's leader was. The poll, commissioned by producers of an interactive reality game show based on pop culture, found that while 77% could name two of Snow White's seven dwarfs only 24% could identify two supreme court judges. Robert Thompson, of the Bleier Centre for Television and Popular Culture, said the findings showed how effectively popular culture information is communicated. --

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