LSU Survey Results
What's News?
Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
The Advocate
% Before % After Believable 90.0 80.0 Not Believableo 0.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 10.0 20.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
The local television news program you are most familiar with.
% Before % After Believable 100.0 88.9 Not Believableo 0.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 0.0 11.1 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
National Network News, such as ABC or CBS News
% Before % After Believable 50.0 55.6 Not Believableo 30.0 33.3 Don't know / Not available 20.0 11.1 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
Fox News
% Before % After Believable 60.0 30.0 Not Believable 0.0 60.0 Don't know / Not available 40.0 10.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
CNN
% Before % After Believable 40.0 50.0 Not Believableo 20.0 30.0 Don't know / Not available 40.0 20.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
National Newspapers such as New York Times or Washington Post
% Before % After Believable 60.0 55.6 Not Believableo 20.0 22.2 Don't know / Not available 20.0 22.2 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
National political blogs, such as Daily Kos or InstaPundit
% Before % After Believable 0.0 10.0 Not Believableo 30.0 30.0 Don't know / Not available 70.0 60.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Reading through the following news sources, please say whether you think they are usually believable or whether they are often not believable? If you don't know enough to rate it, that's OK.
Local Political blogs, such as deadpelican.com and Bayou Buzz
% Before % After Believable 10.0 10.0 Not Believableo 20.0 30.0 Don't know / Not available 70.0 60.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Using a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates not at all important and 5 indicates the greatest importance possible, please tell how important each of the following roles are for the news media:
Report the widest range of news
% Before % After Very Important 40.0 55.6 Somewhat Important 10.0 0.0 Neutral 30.0 33.3 Somewhat Not Important 10.0 0.0 Not Important 10.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 0.0 11.1 Refused 0.0 0.0 Using a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates not at all important and 5 indicates the greatest importance possible, please tell how important each of the following roles are for the news media:
Concentrate on certain topics
% Before % After Very Important 20.0 11.1 Somewhat Important 20.0 22.2 Neutral 20.0 33.3 Somewhat Not Important 10.0 0.0 Not Important 20.0 22.2 Don't know / Not available 10.0 11.1 Refused 0.0 0.0 Using a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates not at all important and 5 indicates the greatest importance possible, please tell how important each of the following roles are for the news media:
Provide a forum for community views
% Before % After Very Important 60.0 66.7 Somewhat Important 10.0 22.2 Neutral 20.0 11.1 Somewhat Not Important 0.0 0.0 Not Important 10.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 0.0 0.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Using a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates not at all important and 5 indicates the greatest importance possible, please tell how important each of the following roles are for the news media:
Be a watchdog of powerful people and the government.
% Before % After Very Important 70.0 77.8 Somewhat Important 10.0 11.1 Neutral 10.0 0.0 Somewhat Not Important 0.0 0.0 Not Important 10.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 0.0 11.1 Refused 0.0 0.0 Using a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates not at all important and 5 indicates the greatest importance possible, please tell how important each of the following roles are for the news media:
Highlight interesting people and groups in the community.
% Before % After Very Important 30.0 22.2 Somewhat Important 40.0 44.4 Neutral 10.0 11.1 Somewhat Not Important 10.0 22.2 Not Important 10.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 0.0 0.0 Refused 0.0 0.0 Using a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates not at all important and 5 indicates the greatest importance possible, please tell how important each of the following roles are for the news media:
Offer solutions to community problems.
% Before % After Very Important 50.0 55.6 Somewhat Important 30.0 22.2 Neutral 0.0 11.1 Somewhat Not Important 10.0 0.0 Not Important 10.0 0.0 Don't know / Not available 0.0 11.1 Refused 0.0 0.0 Which of the following most closely matches your opinion:
% Before % After The media have the primary responsibility for informing the citizens 60.0 66.7 Individual citizens have the primary responsibility for informing themselves 40.0 33.3 Don't know / Not available 0.0 0.0 Refused 0.0 0.0
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