Journalism Survey

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Journalism Survey

The Caliber of Radio & TV News

Media Coverage Informs, Teaches & Guides Society

"Welcome to "All About The Media," where members of the media discuss the role of the media in media coverage of the media." The New Yorker Magazine, September 25, 2000

1. My main news source is:	TV Newspaper Radio The Internet Other:

2. People who report the news act like they are experts on all subjects rather than news readers.	Agree Disagree

3. The speaking pace of TV and radio reporting is too fast.	Agree Disagree

4. Many reporters speak so fast that they do not effectively communicate information.	Agree Disagree

5. Some reporters use a stuttering & stammering technique to imply intellectual reasoning.	Agree Disagree

6. I have noticed that some reporters repeatedly insert "um" between phrases.	Agree Disagree

7. Many reporters' biases show through in their news reporting.	Agree Disagree

8. Reporters interviewing reporters suggests that they are the experts and has little newsworthy value.	Agree Disagree

9. Many newsworthy stories are never reported.	Agree Disagree

10. Selection of news stories reflects news editors' preferences and biases.	Agree Disagree

11. News reporting has become trivialized and narrowly focused.	Agree Disagree

12. News reporting focuses on unimportant aspects of many stories.	Agree Disagree

13. Financial reporting is neither knowledgeable nor objective.	Agree Disgree

14. Reporters often take themselves too seriously and with more importance than the people and events they are assigned to report.	Agree Disagree

15. Select the television station(s) that you respect as a news source.	CNBC CNN CNN Headline News FOX News MSNBC

16. Select the newspaper(s) that you respect as a news source.	New York Times USA Today Los Angeles Times Chicago Tribune Wall Street Journal

17. I am:	Female Male

18. My age group is:	Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70 & older

How did you find OpinionCenter.com?

Wall Street Journal	Business associate	Newsgroup
USA Today	Trade magazine	Search engine
News magazine	Web magazine	Link from

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