Abstract
The Third-Person Effect - the tendency to see others as more influenced than self by a mass media message - is replicated with a jury sample and extended to interpersonal communication. The effect on perceived other is found to be exaggerated when a message is reported through a newspaper rather than delivered directly by the message source. This finding is discussed in regard to its implication for inflated libel awards.
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