Media Use and Evaluation

As you may know, the information about the government program was leaked to The Guardian and Washington Post newspapers by a former U.S. government contractor. Do you think it was right or wrong for the newspapers to publish that information?

	Right	Wrong	No opinion
	%	%	%
2013 Jun 10-11 ^	59	33	8
^ Asked of a half sample
Gallup

As you may know, a former U.S. government contractor named Edward Snowden has claimed to be the source of the information about the government program reported in The Guardian and Washington Post newspapers. Do you think it was right or wrong for him to share that information?

	Right	Wrong	No opinion
	%	%	%
2013 Jun 10-11 ^	44	42	14
^ Asked of a half sample
Gallup

And how often do you get your news from each of the following WEEKLY sources of news: every week, several times a month, occasionally or never. How about -- Weekly newsmagazines?

	Every week	Several times a month	Occasionally	Never	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Dec 4-7	8	3	20	68	*
2006 Dec 11-14	12	6	18	64	*
2004 Dec 5-8	11	4	21	64	*
2002 Dec 5-8	12	5	20	63	*
1998 Jul 13-14	15	6	27	52	--
1998 Mar 6-9	13	6	26	54	1
1995 Aug 11-14	14	5	30	51	--
* Less than 0.5%
Gallup

And how often do you get your news from each of the following WEEKLY sources of news: every week, several times a month, occasionally or never. How about -- Television news programs on Sunday mornings?

	Every week	Several times a month	Occasionally	Never	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Dec 4-7	21	6	21	53	*
2006 Dec 11-14	19	5	26	50	*
2004 Dec 5-8	18	7	22	53	*
2002 Dec 5-8	18	5	25	52	*
1998 Jul 13-14	17	6	27	50	--
1998 Mar 6-9	18	5	27	49	1
1995 Aug 11-14	16	5	32	47	--
* Less than 0.5%
Gallup

And how often do you get your news from each of the following WEEKLY sources of news: every week, several times a month, occasionally or never. How about -- TV news magazine shows during the evenings -- such as "60 Minutes," "20/20," "Dateline" and others?

	Every week	Several times a month	Occasionally	Never	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Dec 4-7	17	11	40	31	*
2006 Dec 11-14	20	12	45	23	*
2004 Dec 5-8	19	11	44	26	*
2002 Dec 5-8	23	12	45	20	--
1998 Jul 13-14 ^	30	14	42	14	*
1998 Mar 6-9 ^	30	15	42	12	1
1995 Aug 11-14 ^	33	15	43	9	--
* Less than 0.5%
Gallup

As you may know, "citizen journalism" is the process by which people use technology such as cell phone cameras, video recorders and internet websites to post pictures, stories and videos of news events they encounter. Do you think citizen journalism is likely to be more reliable or less reliable than the traditional news media?

	More reliable	Less reliable	Same (vol.)	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2007 Jan 5-7	45	48	3	5
(vol.) = Volunteered response
Gallup

Do you, personally, have any concerns about the accuracy of reports made by citizen journalists, or not?

	Yes, have concerns	No, do not	No opinion
	%	%	%
2007 Jan 5-7	62	35	3
Gallup

Do you, personally, have any concerns about the accuracy of reports made by traditional journalists, or not?

	Yes, have concerns	No, do not	No opinion
	%	%	%
2007 Jan 5-7	61	38	1
Gallup

How likely is it that you, personally, would ever participate in citizen journalism -- very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not too likely	Not at all likely	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2007 Jan 5-7	8	16	34	41	*
* Less than 0.5%
Gallup

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