The following survey, which is being conducted by Danielle Rothouse, Heather Hettchen, Justin Golec and Casey Friedland, Undergraduate students in the department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies, should only take 10 minutes to complete. Participation in this project is completely voluntary. You can refuse to answer any question and you can stop participation at any time.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether college students prefer convenience or credibility when searching for news.

By agreeing to participate you are giving your consent for us to use the information you provide in academic research. Thank you very much for your participation.

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* 1. Please answer the following questions referring to your use of news sources. On a scale of 1-7, please indicate how often you check each of the following media for news. On this scale, 1 means never and 7 means very often, so the lower the number, the less you check that source and the higher the number, the more you check that source.

  Never Sometimes Very Often
Print Sources
TV Broadcasts
Radio Broadcasts
Social Media
Other Online Sources

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* 2. On a scale of 1-7, please indicate whether you strongly disagree or strongly agree with each of the following statements regarding credibility and convenience of social media and traditional news outlets. On this scale, 1 means strongly disagree and 7 means strongly agree, so the lower the number, the more you disagree with a statement and the higher the number, the more you agree with a statement.

  Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
Convenience is most important to me when searching for news.
Credibility is most important to me when searching for news.
I want to be the first one to know about breaking news.
I double-check news stories for accurate information.
News outlets should fact check stories before publishing them.
News outlets should focus on being the first to break news.

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* 3. On a scale of 1-7, please indicate whether you strongly disagree or strongly agree with each of the following statements regarding personal preference of news outlets. On this scale, 1 means strongly disagree and 7 means strongly agree, so the lower the number, the more you disagree with a statement and the higher the number, the more you agree with a statement.

  Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
I prefer social media when searching for news.
I prefer traditional media when searching for news.

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* 4. What is your age?

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* 5. What is your race/ethnicity?

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* 6. What is your gender?

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