Dear
friend of liberty:
More
good news! Last year was a breakthrough year in media coverage!
In 2004, we got more media attention than we ever have in our history.
There were stories about the Advocates and the World's Smallest
Political Quiz on television, on the radio, in newspapers, on Web
sites, and in magazines.
Why the surge? Many reasons. It was because we offered an intriguing
political quiz during a hotly contested presidential election. It
was a payoff for the years of work we did to build the Advocates.
And it was Bill Winter's media outreach.
All that resulted in millions of people hearing about the Quiz and
about our libertarian message.
Our most impressive "hit" was in Great Britain's most
respected and influential newspaper -- the Sunday Times of London.
After a 45-minute interview with Bill Winter, the Times of London
reporter wrote an October 24 article that said the World's Smallest
Political Quiz "is proving a revelation in Britain and America.
For many it has exposed their true political leanings for the first
time."
And the reporter called the Advocates "one of America's leading
libertarian educational groups."
Wow! Talk about a credibility-building article!
There were dozens more like it during the year. We don't have room
to print them all, but here are a few of our favorite things written
about the Quiz in 2004:
• "What's your political bent? Are you
on the left? Right? Somewhere in the middle? Try taking the World's
Smallest Political Quiz and see where you are. It's fast and kind
of fun." -- The Sacramento Bee (October 22, 2004)
• "[An] irresistible political quiz.
Find out why it's so popular." -- Channel 7 NBC-TV, San Diego
(July 8, 2004)
• "The World's Smallest Political Quiz
[is] my favorite part of the site. It can really tell you something
about yourself." -- Joe Zorbino, The Daily Mississippian,
University of Mississippi (June 22, 2004)
• "You may be surprised at the accuracy
of the results!" -- Paul & Layne Cutright, Enlightened
Partnership Newsletter (October 1, 2004)
• "If you're still on the fence, there's
a quiz you can take to help find your political identity."
-- News 8 TV, Austin, Texas (July 30, 2004)
• "Just might be the easiest and most
painless way ever to determine what your philosophy is. In no time
at all you'll have a pretty valid indicator of whether you're liberal,
conservative, centrist, libertarian or authoritarian." -- Kevin
Saylor, The Knoxville News, Tennessee (January 23, 2004)
The Quiz was also touted by talk show host Kim Komando (heard on
400+ stations), and discussed by Dave Daniels & Dina Michaels
on WDBR Radio (Springfield, Illinois). It popped up on Politics101.org,
Yahoo News, PoliticsOnline.com, and more.
We even got covered in two Spanish-language newspapers. This is
great news because it means we're reaching the USA's growing Hispanic
population with our "libertario" message.
This media success in 2004 is important because the media is our
megaphone... It allows us to reach millions of people!
And the big burst of media attention drove thousands of people to
our Web site during that record-setting online Quiz surge.
In 2005, we want to get even more publicity for liberty and for
the World's Smallest Political Quiz. We want to send out more press
release, and schedule more interviews.
But media outreach costs money. We're hoping you'll step up, and
give us the support we need to take our message of hope and liberty
to additional millions of people in 2005. Please read the accompanying
Year-End Report for more good news,
or click here to make your
donation now. Thank you!
P.S. Please read the accompanying
Year-End Report for more good news,
or click here to make your
donation now. Thank you!
