Motor fuel purchases then based on media's perceptions of countries.
If gasoline was labeled with the country-of-origin, it could be deemed harmful for the oil companies business due to the country having a poor relationship with the US. When in reality, the gasoline the consumer is purchasing may come be support multiple foreign countries.
MEDIA affects consumers' decisions when they partially represent the full picture
With the media's help, these are issues which cause consumers to become bias towards specific countries:
1. Political unrest
2. War
3. Religious beliefs
4. Crime
The list goes on...
