Flemington, NJ, January 5, 2008 – A new national study among 302 Americans revealed that although the Holocaust love story “Angel at the Fence”, has recently been proven to be false, the majority of respondents (85%) believe that Herman Rosenblat had good intentions for writing the book.
The study was conducted by HCD Research during December 31 and January 4 to obtain viewers’ perceptions of a video news clip in which author Herman Rosenblat justifies his reasons and explains his intentions for wanting to publish the made-up story.
Among the findings:
“Do you believe that Rosenblat had genuine and good intentions when writing, “Angel at the Fence” which has recently been proven false?”
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Total |
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Yes |
42% |
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Somewhat |
43% |
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No |
16% |
“Should Rosenblat’s book, “Angel at the Fence,” be published even though this story has been proven false?”
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Total |
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Yes |
64% |
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No |
36% |
“Do you think that this fabrication and others like it have lowered your confidence in other holocaust stories that have been told throughout history?”
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Total |
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Yes |
8% |
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Somewhat |
26% |
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No |
66% |
While viewing the video clip, participants indicated their levels of believability by moving their mouse from left to right on a continuum. The responses were recorded in quarter-second intervals and reported in the form of curves. The participants were also asked post-viewing questions.
The Media Curves web site provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net).
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