Results: News Media
Last night they had a special 1 hour episode of World News with Diane Sawyer about the Boston Marathon Bombing. During the 1 hour long episode they kept saying that they didn't have much information or didn't know all the facts and kept showing the same scenes over and over again just with different reporters.
1.
1.
Do you think that news media milk a story even when they don't have much information on the topic at the time? Yes
71%
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975 votes
No
10%
•
141 votes
Undecided
11%
•
148 votes
Not Applicable
8%
•
115 votes
2.
2.
Does it bother you when they report on something without knowing if the facts are true before telling the public, say for instance a death toll? Yes
68%
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931 votes
No
12%
•
160 votes
Undecided
13%
•
174 votes
Not Applicable
8%
•
114 votes
3.
3.
Does it bother you that these reporters and news media outlets don't have enough respect for the people that are victims of such acts as the Newtown Massacre & the Boston Marathon Bombing to give them some time to themselves and to process what happened to them before interviewing them and asking them a ton of questions while they are still in shock? Yes
63%
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869 votes
No
12%
•
165 votes
Undecided
16%
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217 votes
Not Applicable
9%
•
128 votes
4.
4.
Do you think that the news outlets cause more of a panic with their continuous coverage and relentless repetitive reporters saying essentially the same thing just in a different speech than the reporter before them than actual act of violence/terrorism itself? Yes
58%
•
806 votes
No
14%
•
188 votes
Undecided
18%
•
250 votes
Not Applicable
10%
•
135 votes
5.
5.
Will the Boston Marathon Bombing affect how you go about your day? Yes
13%
•
181 votes
No
62%
•
857 votes
Undecided
14%
•
198 votes
Not Applicable
10%
•
143 votes
6.
6.
If you are a marathon runner, does the Boston Marathon Bombing affect your likeliness of competing in a marathon in the future? Yes
8%
•
113 votes
No
18%
•
244 votes
Undecided
9%
•
131 votes
Not Applicable
65%
•
891 votes
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