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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:
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Jennifer Schestok, freelance journalist and student
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