The relative roles of mass media and interpersonal communication in the transmission of information about war and the armed forces are evaluated using data from a sample of the population of the Detroit Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. Little interpersonal discussion was found to take place regarding military affairs. The most common source of information was found to be the printed media, with the visual media second most important. The data suggest that a "one-step" rather than a "two-step" flow model best represents communication about the military.
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