QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Respondent,

We would request you to spare your precious time in completing this questionnaire, which

would enable us to enrich our Knowledge and complete this study successfully.

1. Howdoyou usually get a copy of newspaper? (Mark Any One)

1. Buy 2. Supplied at work 3. Public Library 4. School/ College

5. Vendor – Retailer 6. Friend 7. Other_________ (please specify).

2. Which newspapers do you read? (Mark Only One)

1. Sandesh 2. Divyabhaskar

3. Gujarat Samachar 4. Other___________ (specify)

3. How often do you read newspapers? (Mark Any One)

1. Daily 2. At least three times a week

3. Weekends only 4. Only once a week

4. How much time do you spend time for reading or looking the newspaper?

1. 1-15 Minute 2. 16-30 minutes

3. 31-45 minutes 4. 46 or more

5. How important are newspapers According to you? (Mark Any One)

1. Very Important 2. Important

3. Somewhat Important 4. Not important

6. Which ONE of s the most important item you look for in newspapers?

1. Politics 2. Foreign news 3. Cartoons 4. Business New

5. Advertise 6. Sports 7. Entertainment 8. Science Article

9. Current Affairs 1 10. Rural news 11. Other___________ (please specify).

7. Which of these factors motivate you to read newspapers? (Mark Any One)

1. Headlines 2. Design 3. Layout

4. Picture 5. Well written stories 6. Other _______________

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Section 1.All of the questions in this section focus on your reading of the newspaper. Regardless of how much you read the

newspaper, please tell us about your experience with it - everyone’s answers are valuable to us…..Please Tick.

1. Purpose of Reading Newspaper?(Mark Any One )

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1. To get information

2. To broaden the horizon of general knowledge

3. For searching new jobs

4. For educational purpose

5. For entertainment

6. To know the sports news

7. As usual task of the day

8 To pass the time

9 It improves status in the society

10 To keep abreast with the present

happenings of all over the world

11 For getting various scholarship news

Section 2. This section asks about your reactions to An Newspaper that will appear in the Given Box.

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2. The following statement is the advantages of reading Newspaper.

DEMOGRAPHICS - (Please tell me a little about yourself). (Mark Any One

D1. Sex 1. Male [] 2. Female []

D2. Age 1. 18-252. 26-35

3. 36-45 4. 46 And Above D3. Occupation

1. Business Executive 2. Self-employed 3. Nurse 4. Teacher

5. Medical Officer 6. Politician 7. Lecturer 8 Other _____ D4.Formal Education

1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Post-secondary 4. College

5. University 6. Post graduate 7. Other _________ (please specify)

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Regular part of my day

Looks out for my interests

Something to talk about

Makes me smarter

People I know

For inspires me

For Create High quality

I connect with the writers

My personal timeout

Makes me more interesting

Commands my attention

Know The story

Taking a stand

For Now The World

Grabs me visually

Makes me want to read

Pass it around

Ad credibility

Value for my money

For Guidance

For News junkie

For Advertisement

For Other Reason

Section 3. This section asks your some background questions so we can compare the answers of different

kinds of people.

3. According to you Newspaper is..?? (Compare This Statement Of Your Perception.

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1. A newspaper is a part of a community’s character.

2. A newspaper should observe and report whathappens in the community without ever getting activelyinvolved.

3. Local television newscasts and cable news networkshave made

newspapers less important.

4. The newspaper is the best overall source of news.

5. Other media, such as the local television news, do abetter job of covering events and issues in thecommunity.

6. A newspaper should play an active role in improvingthe community sponsoring community forums onimportant issues

7. Investigative reporting is the most important job of anewspaper.

8. I enjoy reading in-depth coverage of local issues.

] 9. It is not the job of the newspaper to try to solve the problems of the community, only to report them.

10. I prefer to get news in summary form containingonly the most

important information with few details.

11. I trust the newspaper to weigh the issues and decidewhat is important for me to know.

12. In general, newspaper reporters are fair people whokeep their

personal feelings out of the stories theywrite.

13. Newspapers reporters should be suspicious oflegislators and other

government officials.

14. It is important for a local newspaper to cover localnews (examples: nearby events, local government and schools).

15. It is important for a local newspaper to cover national news (examples: the federal government, the U.S. economy, events in other states).

Thank you for your help with this study. Please return you’re completed Questionnaire in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon as possible.