Reston Now Reader Survey 2021

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* 1. Rate the quality of our news coverage over the past year.

Why did you select this rating?

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* 2. Rank potential improvements we could make (1 = highest priority)

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* 3. What should we do with our daily newsletter?

Keep it as a list of links that is sent out in the afternoon

Change it to a handwritten morning newsletter that summarizes local stories, in the style of The Morning Brew or The Skimm

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* 4. How relevant are the following types of stories to you, personally?

	Not relevant	A little relevant	Moderately relevant	Very relevant
Police and fire department activity	Police and fire department activity Not relevant	Police and fire department activity A little relevant	Police and fire department activity Moderately relevant	Police and fire department activity Very relevant
Restaurants and local business	Restaurants and local business Not relevant	Restaurants and local business A little relevant	Restaurants and local business Moderately relevant	Restaurants and local business Very relevant
Local government and policy	Local government and policy Not relevant	Local government and policy A little relevant	Local government and policy Moderately relevant	Local government and policy Very relevant
Development and construction	Development and construction Not relevant	Development and construction A little relevant	Development and construction Moderately relevant	Development and construction Very relevant
Metro and transit	Metro and transit Not relevant	Metro and transit A little relevant	Metro and transit Moderately relevant	Metro and transit Very relevant
Roads and traffic	Roads and traffic Not relevant	Roads and traffic A little relevant	Roads and traffic Moderately relevant	Roads and traffic Very relevant
Weather	Weather Not relevant	Weather A little relevant	Weather Moderately relevant	Weather Very relevant
Parks, recreation and outdoors	Parks, recreation and outdoors Not relevant	Parks, recreation and outdoors A little relevant	Parks, recreation and outdoors Moderately relevant	Parks, recreation and outdoors Very relevant
Arts and entertainment	Arts and entertainment Not relevant	Arts and entertainment A little relevant	Arts and entertainment Moderately relevant	Arts and entertainment Very relevant
Fairfax County government	Fairfax County government Not relevant	Fairfax County government A little relevant	Fairfax County government Moderately relevant	Fairfax County government Very relevant
Reston Association	Reston Association Not relevant	Reston Association A little relevant	Reston Association Moderately relevant	Reston Association Very relevant
Children, families and pets	Children, families and pets Not relevant	Children, families and pets A little relevant	Children, families and pets Moderately relevant	Children, families and pets Very relevant
Events and things to do	Events and things to do Not relevant	Events and things to do A little relevant	Events and things to do Moderately relevant	Events and things to do Very relevant
Residential real estate	Residential real estate Not relevant	Residential real estate A little relevant	Residential real estate Moderately relevant	Residential real estate Very relevant
Schools	Schools Not relevant	Schools A little relevant	Schools Moderately relevant	Schools Very relevant

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* 5. What can we do to make Reston Now more of a daily must-read?

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* 6. What do you think of our current balance of hard news (public safety, government, politics) and softer features (restaurants, profiles, lifestyle)

I want more hard news

I want more features

The current balance is just right

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* 7. How timely do you feel Reston Now’s reporting is?

Reston Now reports important stories right away

Stories often come out a bit late (hours)

Stories often are days late

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* 8. Help support Reston Now by answering the following questions about advertising on the site

	Yes	No
Do you generally find the advertising on the site interesting and relevant?	Do you generally find the advertising on the site interesting and relevant? Yes	Do you generally find the advertising on the site interesting and relevant? No
Have you made a purchase or taken an action based on of an ad or post on the site?	Have you made a purchase or taken an action based on of an ad or post on the site? Yes	Have you made a purchase or taken an action based on of an ad or post on the site? No
Would you like to see ads from more local businesses on the site?	Would you like to see ads from more local businesses on the site? Yes	Would you like to see ads from more local businesses on the site? No

What can we do to make ads and sponsored content on the site better?