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

  Prior to this telephone call, had you previously heard about a backlog in repair and renovation of Anne Arundel County public schools anytime in the last few months? N=486

(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.