EXPERT SURVEY OF THE NEWS MEDIA

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1 EXPERT SURVEY OF THE NEWS MEDIA THE SHORENSTEIN CENTER ON THE PRESS, POLITICS & PUBLIC POLICY JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 0238 FAX: (67) OCTOBER 26, 999 BELGIUM The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is conducting an international survey about news media. The main aim is develop reliable indicars that can be used compare news in different countries. We are interested in your answers following items. To complete electronically or by hand, just put an x in relevant box on each line. The survey is brief with only 2 questions. It would be appreciated if you could return reply by , fax or mail by st December 999. All responses will be treated in confidence. The results will be released in public domain on by st July 2000 if you want download this data for secondary analysis. Many thanks for your help with this survey! Pippa Norris. Newspapers vary in ir news coverage. Using following ten point scale, where = left and 0 = right, could you tell me where you would position of following papers in ir news coverage? Position of newspaper news coverage De Antwerpse Morgen 0. De Nieuwe Gazet 2. Het Nieuwsblad 3. De Standaard 4. Het Volk 5. L'Avenir du Luxembourg 6. Le Courrier de L'Escaut 7. la DerniŠre Heure/Les Sports 8. l'echo 9. L'Echo du Centre

2 Position of newspaper news coverage Le Rappel 2. Newspapers also vary in ir edirials. Using following ten point scale, where = left and 0 = right, could you tell me where you would position of following papers in ir edirials? Position of Newspaper Edirials De Antwerpse Morgen 0. De Nieuwe Gazet 2. Het Nieuwsblad 3. De Standaard 4. Het Volk 5. L'Avenir du Luxembourg 6. Le Courrier de L'Escaut 7. la DerniŠre Heure/Les Sports 8. l'echo 9. L'Echo du Centre 3. Le Rappel 2

3 3. Television news programs also vary in ir political leanings. Using following ten point scale, where = left and 0 = right, could you tell me where you would position of main evening news programs, if shown, on following TV channels? Position of Main Evening News Programs. TV (BRT) 7. 2 (T l 2) 0. CNN. Sky Parties also vary in ir political leanings. Using following ten point scale, where = left and 0 = right, could you tell me where you would position of main parties in your country? Position of Parties PRL VLD (ex PVV) PCB/KP PS SP PSC CVP VOLKSUNIE FDF/RW ECOLO AGALEV UDRT/RAD VLAAMS BLOK ROSSEM OTHER PARTY 5. And using following ten point scale, where = left and 0 = right, could you tell me where you would your own position? Self 3

4 6. Turning or matters, papers also differ in how much attention y give in ir front-page news politics, public affairs and international news and how much y give entertainment, celebrities, crime and sports. Using following ten-point scale, could you tell me where you would following newspapers? Newspaper Coverage. De Antwerpse Morgen Most attention politics, public affairs & international news Most attention entertainment, celebrities, crime & sports. 0. De Nieuwe Gazet 2. Het Nieuwsblad 3. De Standaard 4. Het Volk 5. L'Avenir du Luxembourg 6. Le Courrier de L'Escaut 7. la DerniŠre Heure/Les Sports 8. l'echo 9. L'Echo du Centre 3. Le Rappel 7. Television news programs also differ in how much attention y give politics, public affairs and international news and how much y give entertainment, celebrities, crime and sports. Using 4

5 following ten-point scale, could you tell me where you would position of main evening news programmes, if shown, on following TV channels? Television news coverage. TV (BRT) Most attention politics, public affairs & international news Most attention entertainment, celebrities, crime & sports (T l 2) 0. CNN. Sky 8. Newspapers also vary in how much y are in favor or against European Union institutions and policies. Using following ten point scale, where = favors and 0= against, could you tell me where you would position of following newspapers? Position of Newspaper. De Antwerpse Morgen Favors Against 0. De Nieuwe Gazet 2. Het Nieuwsblad 3. De Standaard 4. Het Volk 5. L'Avenir du Luxembourg 6. Le Courrier de L'Escaut 7. la DerniŠre Heure/Les Sports 8. l'echo 9. L'Echo du Centre 5

6 Position of Newspaper Favors Against 3. Le Rappel 9. Television news programs also vary in how much y are in favor or against European Union institutions and policies. Using following ten point scale, where = favors and 0= against, could you tell me where you would position of main evening news programs, if shown, on following TV channels? Position of TV main evening news programs. TV (BRT) 7. 2 (T l 2) 0. CNN. Sky Favors Against 0. Television channels differ in how far y are or are not supported by public funds, like fees or government subsidies. Using following ten point scale, where = no public funding and 0= full public funding, could you tell me where you would following TV channels? Funding Support for TV Channels. TV (BRT) No Public Funding Full Public Funding 7. 2 (T l 2) 0. CNN. Sky. Newspapers also vary in how much y play a watchdog role criticizing government. Using following ten point scale, where = Not very critical and 0= Very critical, could you tell me where you would position of following newspapers? 6

7 Newspaper s role wards government. De Antwerpse Morgen Not very critical Very critical 0. De Nieuwe Gazet 2. Het Nieuwsblad 3. De Standaard 4. Het Volk 5. L'Avenir du Luxembourg 6. Le Courrier de L'Escaut 7. la DerniŠre Heure/Les Sports 8. l'echo 9. L'Echo du Centre 3. Le Rappel 2. Lastly, for information about news media in your area, could you indicate in which region of country you live? (Please put an X against one.) Region: Wallonie Brussels Vlaanderen I live in Many thanks for completing survey! The data will be made available on by st July 2000 for anyone interested in downloading results for secondary analysis. Date: / / 999 REF NO. Pippa Norris Please return by st December 999: By PIPPA_NORRIS@HARVARD.EDU. OR BY FAX: US+ (67) Or by airmail: Pippa Norris, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 0238, USA. 7