NEWSPAPERS
Fall 97
I’m going to read you a list of several issues. First rate each of them in terms
of how serious you think they are (very serious, somewhat serious, not very serious).
Next, please tell me whether your views were mostly affected by personal
experience and discussions, or the mass media such as newspapers and TV.
|
Issue |
Very Serious |
Somewhat Serious |
Not Very Serious |
Unsure, No answer |
Personal Experience / discussion |
Mass Media |
Unsure, No answer |
|
Traffic Congestion N=385/369 |
47% |
37% |
16% |
0% |
90% |
5% |
5% |
|
Lack of Public Transportation N=380 /361 |
25% |
28% |
34% |
13% |
64% |
15% |
21% |
|
Lack of Pedestrian or Bikers Trails N=384/363 |
14% |
24% |
54% |
8% |
74% |
9% |
17% |
|
Too much Development N=384/370 |
62% |
23% |
14% |
1% |
80% |
12% |
8% |
|
Decline in environmental quality N=382/368 |
39% |
39% |
19% |
4% |
62% |
29% |
9% |
|
Crime in Your Community N=384/371 |
23% |
35% |
40% |
1% |
71% |
22% |
7% |
|
Crime in the County Overall N=380/369 |
39% |
47% |
10% |
4% |
37% |
55% |
8% |
|
School Overcrowding N=377/352 |
43% |
23% |
13% |
21% |
57% |
19% |
23% |
|
The quality of the schools serving your community N=379/346 |
26% |
28% |
24% |
22% |
65% |
13% |
22% |
|
Not enough nearby assisted living facilities for the elderly N=382/357 |
20% |
25% |
34% |
21% |
54% |
18% |
28% |
Spring 99
Do you read any daily newspapers such as the Capital or the Sun? N=464
1. No - 17% 2. Yes - 83%
IF yes: which newspapers do you read?
1. Capital - 45% (N=224)
2. Sun -38% (N=187)
3. Washington Post - 25% (N=123)
4. Gazette - 17% (N=84)
5. Other or no answer - 7% (N=36)
Spring 99
(1) NO - 43% ( 2) YES – 54% (0) No answer/unsure- 3%
We are interested in better understanding how you have obtained information about this issue. Have you:
|
|
Yes |
No |
N. A/unsure |
|
Read about it in the newspapers N=256 |
84% |
14% |
2% |
|
Heard about it on radio or TV N=221 |
39% |
56% |
5% |
|
Seen problems at your local schools N=224 |
42% |
53% |
5% |
|
Discussed it with friends or family N=222 |
57% |
40% |
3% |
|
Heard it discussed during the local elections last November N=214 |
48% |
44% |
8% |
FALL 99
The College is interested in better understanding how people find out about the College and its courses. When I read you a list of possible sources of information, please tell us whether this source contributed a lot, some, or very little or none to your decision to attend the College.
|
Source of Information |
A lot |
Some |
Very little or none |
|
Television ads N=59 |
2% |
7% |
91% |
Radios ads N=59 |
2% |
5% |
93% |
Ads in the newspapers like the Sun or Capital N=59 |
10% |
19% |
71% |
Brochures available at restaurants and stores locally N=59 |
19% |
12% |
70% |
Information on the College's web site N=58 |
19% |
16% |
65% |
Information based on a telephone call to the College N=57 |
16% |
19% |
65% |
Discussions with other students who have attended the College N=58 |
24% |
36% |
40% |
|
Discussions with family or friends N=60 |
40% |
30% |
30% |
|
Your own previous experience with the College N=59 |
56% |
15% |
29% |
SPRING 2000
Anne Arundel County government provides a wide array of services to local residents. To what extent do you rely on each of the following sources when you want to find out about County services, or otherwise want to keep up with policies and events conducted by County government: Your choices are: very little, somewhat, or a lot.
|
Source |
Very little |
Somewhat |
A lot |
Unsure
|
Local newspapers N=420 |
21% |
29% |
48% |
2% |
The local government channels on Cable TV N=420 |
68% |
20% |
8% |
4% |
Major TV network news N=418 |
25% |
28% |
45% |
2% |
Local radio programs N=419 |
45% |
31% |
22% |
3% |
Telephone calls to County offices N=415 |
65% |
22% |
9% |
4% |
Visits to County offices N=411 |
77% |
13% |
6% |
5% |
Newsletters and notices provided by a community association N=415 |
35% |
35% |
27% |
4% |
Direct mail from County agencies N=413 |
52% |
33% |
11% |
4% |
Brochures or newsletters from County agencies found at public libraries or other govt. buildings N=405 |
58% |
28% |
10% |
4% |
Newsletters or other information from elected officials N=410 |
69% |
22% |
6% |
4% |
Visits to the County web site N=411 |
75% |
13% |
6% |
6% |
Discussions with friends or family N=410 |
23% |
40% |
37% |
0% |
FALL 2000
Which daily newspapers, if any, have you read in the last two days? (read each one) N=445
The Baltimore Sun - 39%
The Capital – 42%
The Maryland Gazette - 21%
The Washington Post – 31%
Spring 2016
Thinking
about how you get information about state and local news, do
you rely a lot, somewhat or not much upon the following:
|
|
A
lot% |
Somewhat % |
Not much or none% |
No answer% |
Ranking,% |
|
Newspapers
or news magazines either print or online |
42 |
27 |
29 |
1 |
30 |
|
Television
programming or nightly news |
50 |
32 |
18 |
0 |
32 |
|
Radio broadcasts
or news |
32 |
36 |
32 |
1 |
16 |
|
Social
media like Facebook or Twitter |
20 |
22 |
57 |
2 |
7 |
|
Other
online sources |
21 |
31 |
42 |
6 |
14 |
Spring 2016
Which specific sources - such as a particular newspaper, online source or broadcast - are the most trustworthy:
Television and newspapers/news magazines. Within
television (or combinations of television/online) were FOX news (42 – this and
subsequent numbers are percentages), CNN (all sources, 37+3=40), NBC (might
include radio WBAL – 25), BBC (might also include radio – 18), MSNBC (15), CBS
(13) and PBS/MPT (12).
Among newspapers and news magazines, two sources
predominated: The Washington Post (42) and the Capital/Gazette (39). Others
included the New York Times (22), Baltimore Sun (16) and the Wall Street Journal
(13). Again no attempt was made to distinguish between print and online access
to these sources.
National Public Radio (NPR) dominated the radio
section (42) among sources that did not also have the confusion of a television
outlet to muddle classification. Other radio stations were very lightly cited
(e.g., WTOP – 8).
Social media was very infrequently mentioned (a
total of only 5 cases). Online sources were lightly mentioned as well (total of
19 cases). Naturally, the caveat about redundant listings for television, radio
and newspaper sources – in broadcast, cable and online – remains.