Because different types of media have different policies on reporting, people may get different levels of information from different sources; however, the fact that over 80 percent of respondents knew about the serious illness of the Japanese Emperor shows the influence of the media.
由於大眾傳播媒體的取材角度各有其政策，因此一般民眾可能從中獲得不同程度的印象。不過從八成以上受訪者知道日皇病重消息，可肯定是受傳播媒體之影響。