TTN Online News Survey - Page 1

The Temple News wants you to fill out this 5-minute survey to help gauge Temple students’ online news consumption on social media. All responses will be anonymous. 

How often do you check up on news and current events?

How much time do you spend on social media reading/watching news per week?

Rate how often do you use the following social media sites to get the news?

Multiple answers are possible

Regularly Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Have This App
Tik Tok
Instagram
Facebook
Threads
Youtube
X (Formerly Twitter)
Reddit
Citizen
Bluesky
Twitch
Nextdoor
Rumble
Truth Social

Which news topics are you interested in?

Multiple answers are possible

If you get your news from social media, what types of accounts do you most often get it from? (1 being who you most often receive news from, and 6 being who you least often receive news from)

Available categories:
Official News Outlets
Individual Creators
Journalists
Political Figures
Friends and Family (via direct message and repost)
News Aggregators (The Political Compass on Instagram, PopCrave on X, etc)
Ranked categories(0/6):
  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.

In general, how much do you trust the following social media accounts to represent the news accurately and fairly?

A great deal A fair amount Not very much None at all
Official News Outlets
Content Creators/News Aggregators
Peer Users (comments, replies, reposts, etc)

How likely are you to read just the headline of an article rather than the actual article itself?

Not at allEvery Time
50


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When browsing articles online, does the news agency that posted the article significantly impact your decision to read it?

Do you have any comments or opinions on digital news consumption that you would like to share with The Temple News?