Armstrong Williams Is a Conservative African American Talk Show Radio

Armstrong Williams is a conservative African American talk show radio host. He was very supportive of President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" legislation. Some people changed their opinion after hearing Armstrong support it even though they weren't influenced by the ads they saw regarding this issue. However, it was later revealed (after the bill became law)that Mr. Williams was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to "talk up" the bill without his audience knowing that he had been paid for it. Why do you think supporters of this bill wanted him to support it but not let his audience know he was being paid to do so, and what are the ramifications of these actions?

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The public tends to trust the media more...

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