Student Journalists' News Attitude Survey

1. I think news stories usually: Get the facts straight
2. I prefer to get my news: By watching pictures or video footage, with audio narration
3. Generally, I think the government: should do as little as possible to restrict what the news media publish
4. The president is assassinated. What would you most likely do?: Turn on the TV, then leave it on constantly to monitor the situation as intensely as possible.
5. Which of these people do you consider to be a journalist? Katie Couric
6. In general, the news is biased in favor of: Neither
7. If you hear conflicting versions of a news story, which version will you most likely believe? The local newspaper
8. Which of these adjectives would you generally use to describe most news today? Useful, depressing, entertaining and negative
9. How often do you generally watch TV news? Several times a week
10. How often do you generally read newspapers? Never
11. How often do you generally read news online? Occasionally
12. A news reporting career seems like it would be: Frightening and important

I most agree with:
-I prefer news that's presented with an attitude, even if it's opinionated, because it makes the topics more interesting.
- I could easily go days without reading any news.
-Journalists are too critical of public figures and government policy.
-I can usually relate to most news stories I read, see and hear.
-When I read newspapers, magazines or Web sites, I usually just browse a few paragraphs at a time. I hardly ever read stories in depth.
-Generally, I prefer to read celebrity news and lighter, offbeat stuff.