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Results! 64 People Surveyed
The survery included a total of 64 high school and college students.

 
  1. What source of media are you most likely to get your news from?
    newspaper
    15 (20%)
    tv
    26 (34%)
    radio
    10 (12%)
    word of mouth
    7 (8%)
    other online sources
    16 (21%)
    I really don't follow the news
     
    2 (2%)

  2. Name up to 5 journalists from any source of media
    (if you can't name five just name as many as you can).

    Top 20: (94 journalist named)
    1 Dan Rather
    16 (17%)
    2 Peter Jennings
    12 (13%)
    3 Jon Stewart
    9 (10%)
    4 Matt Lauer
    8 (8%)
    5 Diane Sawyer
    7 (7%)
    6 Al Roker
    6 (6%)
    6 Walter Cronkite
    6 (6%)
    6 Geraldo Rivera
    6 (6%)
    6 Bill O'Rielly
    6 (6%)
    10 Katie Couric
    5 (5%)
    11 Connie Chung
    4 (4%)
    11 Tom Brokaw
    4 (4%)
    11 John Stossel
    4 (4%)
    14 Brian Williams
    3(3%)
    14 Tim Russert
    3(3%)
    14 Barbera Walters
    3(3%)
    14 Charles Gibson
    3(3%)
    15 Chuck Scarbourough
    3(3%)
    15 Stephen Colbert
    3(3%)
    15 Wolf Blitzer
    3(3%)

    The Cast of
    The Daily Show
    [ Put Together]
    16 (17%)

    Of the 64 responders:
    Couldn't think of one.
    13 (20%)
    Couldn't think of five.
    32 (50%)


  3. From any media source, name the journalist you most trust.

    Top 20: (20 named as favorites, 34 votes)
    1 Jon Stewart
    7 (20%)
    2 Dan Rather
    5 (14%)
    3 Brian Williams
    2 (5%)
    3 Barbera Walters
    2 (5%)
    3 Tim Russert
    2 (5%)
    3 Diane Sawyer
    2 (5%)
    7 Rush Limbaugh
    1 (2%)
    7 Andrea Bernstien
    1 (2%)
    7 Bill Moyer
    1 (2%)
    7 Peter Jennings
    1 (2%)
    7 Walter Cronkite
    1 (2%)
    7 Geraldo Rivera
    1 (2%)
    7 Stone Phillips
    1 (2%)
    7 Jim Ryan
    1 (2%)
    7 Sam Champion
    1 (2%)
    7 Al Roker
    1 (2%)
    7 Paul Harvey
    1 (2%)
    7 John Holl
    1 (2%)
    7 Maureen Dowd
    1 (2%)
    7 Dan Gilmore
    1 (2%)

  4. How often do you read journalistic blogs,
    (daily, weekly, monthly, never, ect.)
    and if you have a favorite, please list it.

    Throw out do to question flaw / lack of answers.

  5. Do you believe that blogging is a legitimate source of news?
    yes
    20 (33%)
    no
    39 (66%)


  6. If someone were on TV, reading the news, is that enough to earn your trust?
    yes
     
    5 (7%)
    no
    58 (92%)

  7. “If it’s in the news it must be true”:
    no opinion
     
    2 (3%) 
    strongly disagree
    28 (43%)
    disagree
    31 (48%)
    agree
     
    2 (3%)
    strongly agree
     
    1 (1%)

  8. Do you often associate the image of the American Flag with journalism?
    yes
     
    5 (7%)
    no
    59 (92%)


  9. Are cable networks more or less trust worthy than network news stations.

    more
    27 (39%)
    less
    32 (54%)


  10. Is print media (newspapers) more trustworthy then broadcast media (tv/radio)
    yes
    34 (54%)
    no
    28 (45%)