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"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, Septemer 25, 2000

1.  The media spends too much time reporting political scandals.
Agree
Disagree

2.  I believe media coverage tends to be: Pro-liberal
Pro-conservative
Not biased

3.  The media becomes obsessed with some stories and overplays coverage.
      (For example, JFK, Jr.'s & Diana
's deaths, tragedies, etc.)
Agree
Disagree

4.  Generally the most newsworthy topics include: Politics
Sex
Business
Weather
Celebrities
Crime
International issues
Domestic issues
Taxes

5.  Media watchdog groups are not effective in keeping the media unbiased. Agree
Disagree

6.  Media watchdog groups have not been effective in disclosing the personal relationships between some reporters and government officials and political operatives. Agree
Disagree

7.  Reporters should present the facts without interpretation holding their opinions for commentary shows. Agree
Disagree

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

9.  Many of the evening and weekend TV talk shows are populated with questionably competent lawyers who speculate on complex issues to provide quasi-entertainment. Agree
Disagree

10. Many reporters are inadequately trained and speculate on complex issues. Agree
Disagree

11. In a recent Gallup poll 65% of people think news organizations do not get the facts straight.  Do you agree that news organizations get the facts wrong often enough to create a problem? Agree
Disagree

12. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning full trust and 5 meaning no trust, how much trust do you have in the news media? I - Full trust
2
3
4
5 - No trust

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

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

15. I am a: Female
Male

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

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