Published: August 03, 1999
Last Updated: January 03, 2000
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Table 36 NEWSPAPER TRADEOFFS "I'm going to read some phrases, and please tell me which one better matches your own preferences. In general, would you rather see your daily newspaper ...?" Total Public Total Newsroom Provide its readers the very latest news, even if there's not much time to double-check that the story is accurate, OR 10% 9% Provide its readers only facts that have been double-checked, even if that means people have to wait longer to hear about a story? 87 81 Don't know 3 10 Simply provide good news reporting on local community problems, OR 39% 65% Get involved in trying to help to solve local community problems? 57 28 Don't know 4 7 Present only factual coverage of news events, OR 28% 6% Present both the facts and explanations that can give people better insight into the news? 68 93 Don't know 4 1 Devote more of their news coverage to stories that are important to the society overall, OR 51% 49% Devote more of their news coverage to human interest stories about the lives of average people? 37 29 Don't know 12 22