CNN Crawl and distraction

October 25, 2006 8:28 AM

I'm trying to find a study I remember seeing that basically argued that the presence of more information on the screen at CNN (i.e., the 'crawl' or 'ticker') left people less likely to remember what was actually on the station during a given time (versus without)... does that ring anyone's bell? A reference would be amazing...
posted by jgballard to Society & Culture (2 answers total)

Here you go!
posted by loosemouth at 3:46 PM on October 25, 2006

Saw it, can't find it.

Try this if you're looking hard.

My recollection is that the effect wasn't as pronounced as the headline implied.
posted by dragonsi55 at 3:58 PM on October 25, 2006