Newspaper Questionnaire

1. Are you Male or Female?
Male
Female

2. How old are you?
11 - 20
21 – 30
31 – 40
41 – 50
51 – 60
60+

3. What is your current occupation?
Full-time Work
Part-time Work
Student
Unemployed

4. Would you say you regularly read newspapers?
Yes
No

5. If so how many times a week would you say?
Once a week
Twice a week
Three times a week
Everyday
Other (if other please state on line below)
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6. Do you think that it is a good idea to create a newspaper for my project?
Yes
No

7. Do you think that I should do a local newspaper or a national newspaper?
Local
National

8. When reading your local newspaper do you find the stories and other contents more interesting because they link closer to your environment and could effect you?
Yes
No

9. What age group do you think that I should target for my newspaper?
1 – 20
21-40
41-60
60+

10. Do you receive a weekly local newspaper?
Yes
No

11. How much would you be willing to pay for a local newspaper if there was to be a price?
£0.10
£0.20
£0.30
£0.40
£0.50
Other (if other please state on the line below)
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12. Would you prefer a colour-full newspaper or plain?
Colour-full
Plain

13. When you read newspapers would you read it on the internet or would you buy it from the shop? Shop
Internet
Either
Other

14. Do you like to have advertisements in the paper when you are reading them?
Yes
No

15. Would you prefer to read short or long articles when reading a paper?
Long
Short
Mixture of both

16. What type of contents do you like to see when reading a local newspaper?
Sports
General News
Events in the area
Advertisements
Weather
Interviews
Politics
Houses for sale in the area

17. What do you think is the best newspaper name for my local newspaper?
The Crowthorne Times
The Crowthorne Guardian
The Crowthorne Star
The Crowthorne Weekly
The Crowthorne Express
The Crowthorne Standard
Other

18. What do you think the main article on the newspaper should be about? (please state on the line below)
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Is there anything else which you would like to add which would help me in making my local magazine? (if so please state on the line below)
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