Forwarded Message ---------------- Dear Journalists and Editors: I request you to take a few minutes to answer a short survey for my final project for my senior communications seminar at Albright College. I am attempting to research what are the decision-making process by newspaper editors and reporters, and the influence of internal and external pressures upon editorial content. Your answers will be kept confidential. I will be happy to provide a copy of my final report to any respondent who requests it. Thank you for your cooperation, it is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you, Jennifer L. Schestok 1. Name of Newspaper: 2. Male/Female: 3. In your experience at your news organization, how common is it for stories to be killed for considerations other than editorial judgment? Very often Sometimes Never 4. Have any of your stories been spiked for non-editorial consideration in the past year? Yes No Can't Say 5. If one or more of your stories has been killed for non-editorial reasons, what, in your opinion, was the reason for killing the story (ies)? Pressure from advertiser Pressure from business sources Pressure from political sources Pressure from senior management Friendships in the newsroom Other (please specify) 6. Are you and your colleagues sensitive to pressures from "sacred cows"? (According to Ben H. Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Media Monopoly, sacred cows are defined as "friends who are given preferential treatment in the news, who are immune to criticism, who can keep out embarrassing information, or who are guaranteed a positive image.") Yes No Can't say 7. A. How frequently are such influences exercised? Everyday A few times a week Once a week A few times a month Once a month A few times a year Seldom Never Can't say B. Can you recall a specific story/type of story? 8. Do you as an editor/reporter ever self-censor stories? Yes No Can't say 9. Do you think the majority of stories covered in your paper are published for the sole purpose of entertaining and gaining readership or for informing the public of important issues? Entertainment/Readership Informing the public Can't Say 10. Briefly explain how decisions over whether or not to publish a story are made in your newsroom? 11. Additional comments: Return to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jennifer Schestok, freelance journalist and student -- Kathleen Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure. -- Bertrand Russell This signature was made by SigChanger. You can find SigChanger at: http://huizen.dds.nl/~phranc/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om