New America Media Releases Poll Showing that Most Americans, Including Ethnic Communities, are Unaware of Benefits from the $787 Billion Stimulus Package

New America Media Releases Poll Showing that Most Americans, Including Ethnic
Communities, are Unaware of Benefits from the $787 Billion Stimulus Package

NAM POLL: AMERICANS UNAWARE OF STIMULUS BENEFITS

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR OCTOBER 6, 2009

TELECONFERENCE 1-877-852-6583 (1 PM EDT.)

WHO:
-- SANDY CLOSE, Executive Director of New America Media (NAM), the
nation's
largest coalition of ethnic news outlets
-- SERGIO BENDIXEN, President of Bendixen & Associates polling firm
-- AARON GLANTZ, author, Stimulus Watch Editor, New America Media
-- CHRIS KEELEY, Associate Director, Common Cause, New York

-- JUHU THURKRAL, Director of Law and Advocacy, The Opportunity Agenda

WHAT:
NAM is releasing a recent poll that determined the extent that whites, as
well as African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans are
aware of the benefits of the Recovery Act. The poll of 1,000 adults also
determined whether respondents were aware of any impact that the legislation
has had on their families or their communities. The results strongly indicate
there have been many missed opportunities, with respondents across the board
unaware of the benefits that may be coming to their communities from the
billions of dollars available. "Our poll shows the Obama Administration has
not done a good job of letting Americans know about opportunities that exist
because of the stimulus package," Ms. Close said. "Across the country, the
Recovery Act has made billions of dollars available for extended unemployment
benefits and health insurance for laid off workers. It has appropriated money
for small businesses and arts organizations. It has prevented thousands of
teachers from being laid off and kept firehouses from closing. Our poll shows
- across the racial and ethnic spectrum - most Americans remain unaware of
these opportunities and as a result are not able to take advantage of them."

WHEN:
October 6, 2009 1 PM EDT. Please call: 1-877-852-6583 to Participate in the
Teleconference.

MEDIA CONTACT:
To schedule interviews or request copies of the poll summary, please contact
Alicia Ingram at (404) 493-1724 ingramalicia@bellsouth.net or Michael K.
Frisby (202) 625-4328 mike@frisbyassociates.com

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Oct. 5/

SOURCE New America Media