The Survey - What to expect

Each survey asks for specific details relating to the chosen or entered subject. Each survey will take anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes to complete depending on the amount of detail you wish to provide.

Source Details

The survey begins with details relating to where you saw, heard or read about the story. These details are aimed at identifying where you came in contact with the story. Options include TV, radio, newspaper, internet and word of mouth options.

Once the source of the story is selected you will be asked to provide further details, including the date you saw, read or heard about this event, story headline and any other relevant details relating to that particular source i.e Page Number and Section.

Who or what was involved?

The next question asks you to identify the 'players' in the story, or the people, organisations, companies or groups that may be involved in the events reported.

Example:

Story Headline: MP Caught with his trousers down

Player 1: The MP
Player 2: MP's Mistress
Player 3: MP's Wife

At a later stage in the survey you will be prompted to give details about whether you thought the story was positive towards these 'players' and whether you trusted them before or after this news story.

What was the story about?

We all take different things on board. When listening to, watching or hearing about events we make decisions about which bits are important to us.

This part of the survey aims to get to grips with your take on the news story. You will be prompted to enter a brief description of the story as well as up to three good and bad things mentioned within the piece.

When, where and what events were covered?

The story may only be minutes old but the events reported could have happened at any time before.

You will be asked within this section to explain when the events occurred, where they occurred and what effect those events might be having.

Some events, such as those associated with global warming or the Iraq war may be ongoing; however, if the news story is related to a particular event, such as an explosion, you should select the time option most closely related to that event. i.e last week.

How important is this story to you?

A simple selection button allows you to rank the importance of the story in your eyes.

How did it make you feel?

Through a series of checkboxes you will be asked to state how the story made you feel.

How has the story affected your view of those involved?

This section brings back the 'players' entered in a previous section and asks for details on how you felt the story portrayed them, and whether it has affected your view on them.

It may be the question does not make sense to a particular player and there is an option for you to select 'Don't know / Not sure' in each case.

Story Quality

How well did you think the story was reported? Was it biased or fair journalism? Let us know through your selections, what you think of the media with regard to the subject in hand.

Your questions

Sometimes a story breaks and you're left dying to know more. If this is the case here's your chance to enter the questions you want to see answered.

We can't promise to get all the answers for you but where we can help we will do our best to ensure you get the answers to the questions you want answered.