News Media: Informing, Teaching, Guiding

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, 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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News magazine	Web magazine	Link from

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