Study
Examines Views on Accuracy and Fairness in
News Reporting
When
it comes to perceptions of accuracy and
fairness in newspaper reporting, editors
and readers aren't always on the same
page.
In
fact, a new survey in Ohio reports that 62
percent of newspaper editors believe
accuracy and fairness at their newspapers
have increased in recent years, while only
10 percent of their readers would
agree.
The
poll, conducted by Guido Stempel,
professor emeritus of journalism
at Ohio University, was created to examine
the gap between both groups' perceptions
of accuracy and fairness in reporting.
Results of the survey of 422 newspaper
readers and 45 newspaper editors
throughout Ohio suggest that gap is fairly
large, Stempel said.
Although
62 percent of readers said newspapers
generally do a good job of reporting news,
51 percent believed reporters, at times,
fail to report major stories accurately.
Nearly half -- 43 percent -- of readers
polled also said reporters are too
aggressive in reporting news about
nonpublic figures and 62 percent thought
reporters often invade people's
privacy.
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