{"id":926,"date":"2003-12-30T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2003-12-30T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=926"},"modified":"2003-12-30T10:35:00","modified_gmt":"2003-12-30T16:35:00","slug":"memetime-an-interesting-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/12\/30\/memetime-an-interesting-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMETime: An interesting Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netscape is running a survey<\/a> to find out what the 10 biggest stories of 2003 were. They list 30 stories and you drag medals of 1-10 to each story.<\/p>\n

My choices were:<\/p>\n

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  1. Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gay Sex\n<\/li>\n
  2. California Recall\n<\/li>\n
  3. Anglicans split on Gay Bishop\n<\/li>\n
  4. Mass. Court allows Gay Marriage\n<\/li>\n
  5. Sars Epidemic\n<\/li>\n
  6. Blackout Hits U.S.\n<\/li>\n
  7. 10 Commandments Judge removed\n<\/li>\n
  8. Columbia Disaster\n<\/li>\n
  9. Elizabeth Smart victim of kidnapping rescued\n<\/li>\n
  10. California Wildfires<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now I admit to skipping things referring to Iraq, Terrorism, etc… To me, these stories had the biggest impact in my life. So I may be self centered in my choices.<\/p>\n

    Here are the results so far by people who have done the survey:<\/p>\n

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    1. War In Iraq, Occupation is difficult.\n<\/li>\n
    2. Columbia Disaster\n<\/li>\n
    3. Elizabeth Smart victim of kidnapping rescued\n<\/li>\n
    4. California Recall\n<\/li>\n
    5. Sars Epidemic\n<\/li>\n
    6. California Wildfires\n<\/li>\n
    7. Jessical Lynch Captured\n<\/li>\n
    8. D.C. Sniper Suspects on trial\n<\/li>\n
    9. Hunt for Al-Qaida Leaders\n<\/li>\n
    10. Blackout Hits U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Which to me seems to indicate that news readers on CNN\/Netscape think that War internationally is more newsworthy than domestic rights of the individual.<\/p>\n

      So… what do you think were the top stories of 2003?<\/p>\n

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