Readership Survey 2024 (Editorial)

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* 1. How would you characterize your readership of the publication? (Please select all that apply.)

Occasional reader

Regular reader

Print only

Online only

Combination of print and online

Social media only

Paid subscriber

Non-paying user

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Including yourself, how many people typically read or look through your copy of this publication?

One (self only)

Two

Three

Four or more

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* 3. What is your preferred method for engaging with this publication?

E-Edition

Website

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How did you hear about this survey?

Social media

Email invitation

Printed in the publication

Publication's website

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Thinking about the publication's website, how frequently do you read the following coverage areas?

	Always	Often	Occasionally	Never	Not available in this publication
Public or Legal Notices	Public or Legal Notices Always	Public or Legal Notices Often	Public or Legal Notices Occasionally	Public or Legal Notices Never	Public or Legal Notices Not available in this publication
Small Business	Small Business Always	Small Business Often	Small Business Occasionally	Small Business Never	Small Business Not available in this publication
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Always	Manufacturing Often	Manufacturing Occasionally	Manufacturing Never	Manufacturing Not available in this publication
Jobs	Jobs Always	Jobs Often	Jobs Occasionally	Jobs Never	Jobs Not available in this publication
Law	Law Always	Law Often	Law Occasionally	Law Never	Law Not available in this publication
Environment & Energy	Environment & Energy Always	Environment & Energy Often	Environment & Energy Occasionally	Environment & Energy Never	Environment & Energy Not available in this publication
Classifieds	Classifieds Always	Classifieds Often	Classifieds Occasionally	Classifieds Never	Classifieds Not available in this publication
Hospitality & Retail	Hospitality & Retail Always	Hospitality & Retail Often	Hospitality & Retail Occasionally	Hospitality & Retail Never	Hospitality & Retail Not available in this publication
Police & Crime	Police & Crime Always	Police & Crime Often	Police & Crime Occasionally	Police & Crime Never	Police & Crime Not available in this publication
Lists & Surveys	Lists & Surveys Always	Lists & Surveys Often	Lists & Surveys Occasionally	Lists & Surveys Never	Lists & Surveys Not available in this publication
Finance	Finance Always	Finance Often	Finance Occasionally	Finance Never	Finance Not available in this publication
Religion	Religion Always	Religion Often	Religion Occasionally	Religion Never	Religion Not available in this publication
National	National Always	National Often	National Occasionally	National Never	National Not available in this publication
Health Care	Health Care Always	Health Care Often	Health Care Occasionally	Health Care Never	Health Care Not available in this publication
Breaking News	Breaking News Always	Breaking News Often	Breaking News Occasionally	Breaking News Never	Breaking News Not available in this publication
Sports	Sports Always	Sports Often	Sports Occasionally	Sports Never	Sports Not available in this publication
Entertainment / Things to do	Entertainment / Things to do Always	Entertainment / Things to do Often	Entertainment / Things to do Occasionally	Entertainment / Things to do Never	Entertainment / Things to do Not available in this publication
State & Local Government	State & Local Government Always	State & Local Government Often	State & Local Government Occasionally	State & Local Government Never	State & Local Government Not available in this publication
Business	Business Always	Business Often	Business Occasionally	Business Never	Business Not available in this publication
Agriculture	Agriculture Always	Agriculture Often	Agriculture Occasionally	Agriculture Never	Agriculture Not available in this publication
Real Estate / Construction	Real Estate / Construction Always	Real Estate / Construction Often	Real Estate / Construction Occasionally	Real Estate / Construction Never	Real Estate / Construction Not available in this publication
Politics	Politics Always	Politics Often	Politics Occasionally	Politics Never	Politics Not available in this publication

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please rate the following aspects of the publication.

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very Poor	Not applicable
Design and layout of print pub	Design and layout of print pub Excellent	Design and layout of print pub Good	Design and layout of print pub Average	Design and layout of print pub Poor	Design and layout of print pub Very Poor	Design and layout of print pub Not applicable
Trustworthiness	Trustworthiness Excellent	Trustworthiness Good	Trustworthiness Average	Trustworthiness Poor	Trustworthiness Very Poor	Trustworthiness Not applicable
Range of content covered in print	Range of content covered in print Excellent	Range of content covered in print Good	Range of content covered in print Average	Range of content covered in print Poor	Range of content covered in print Very Poor	Range of content covered in print Not applicable
Range of content covered online	Range of content covered online Excellent	Range of content covered online Good	Range of content covered online Average	Range of content covered online Poor	Range of content covered online Very Poor	Range of content covered online Not applicable
Design and layout of website	Design and layout of website Excellent	Design and layout of website Good	Design and layout of website Average	Design and layout of website Poor	Design and layout of website Very Poor	Design and layout of website Not applicable
Quality of writing	Quality of writing Excellent	Quality of writing Good	Quality of writing Average	Quality of writing Poor	Quality of writing Very Poor	Quality of writing Not applicable
Cost	Cost Excellent	Cost Good	Cost Average	Cost Poor	Cost Very Poor	Cost Not applicable
Distribution methods	Distribution methods Excellent	Distribution methods Good	Distribution methods Average	Distribution methods Poor	Distribution methods Very Poor	Distribution methods Not applicable
Source for local news	Source for local news Excellent	Source for local news Good	Source for local news Average	Source for local news Poor	Source for local news Very Poor	Source for local news Not applicable

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* 7. How important are the following topics to you?

	Extremely important	Very Important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not at all important
Public or Legal Notices	Public or Legal Notices Extremely important	Public or Legal Notices Very Important	Public or Legal Notices Somewhat important	Public or Legal Notices Not very important	Public or Legal Notices Not at all important
Law	Law Extremely important	Law Very Important	Law Somewhat important	Law Not very important	Law Not at all important
National	National Extremely important	National Very Important	National Somewhat important	National Not very important	National Not at all important
Breaking News	Breaking News Extremely important	Breaking News Very Important	Breaking News Somewhat important	Breaking News Not very important	Breaking News Not at all important
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Extremely important	Manufacturing Very Important	Manufacturing Somewhat important	Manufacturing Not very important	Manufacturing Not at all important
Lists & Surveys	Lists & Surveys Extremely important	Lists & Surveys Very Important	Lists & Surveys Somewhat important	Lists & Surveys Not very important	Lists & Surveys Not at all important
State & Local Government	State & Local Government Extremely important	State & Local Government Very Important	State & Local Government Somewhat important	State & Local Government Not very important	State & Local Government Not at all important
Politics	Politics Extremely important	Politics Very Important	Politics Somewhat important	Politics Not very important	Politics Not at all important
Small Business	Small Business Extremely important	Small Business Very Important	Small Business Somewhat important	Small Business Not very important	Small Business Not at all important
Environment & Energy	Environment & Energy Extremely important	Environment & Energy Very Important	Environment & Energy Somewhat important	Environment & Energy Not very important	Environment & Energy Not at all important
Finance	Finance Extremely important	Finance Very Important	Finance Somewhat important	Finance Not very important	Finance Not at all important
Business	Business Extremely important	Business Very Important	Business Somewhat important	Business Not very important	Business Not at all important
Jobs	Jobs Extremely important	Jobs Very Important	Jobs Somewhat important	Jobs Not very important	Jobs Not at all important
Entertainment / Things to do	Entertainment / Things to do Extremely important	Entertainment / Things to do Very Important	Entertainment / Things to do Somewhat important	Entertainment / Things to do Not very important	Entertainment / Things to do Not at all important
Real Estate / Construction	Real Estate / Construction Extremely important	Real Estate / Construction Very Important	Real Estate / Construction Somewhat important	Real Estate / Construction Not very important	Real Estate / Construction Not at all important
Police & Crime	Police & Crime Extremely important	Police & Crime Very Important	Police & Crime Somewhat important	Police & Crime Not very important	Police & Crime Not at all important
Agriculture	Agriculture Extremely important	Agriculture Very Important	Agriculture Somewhat important	Agriculture Not very important	Agriculture Not at all important
Sports	Sports Extremely important	Sports Very Important	Sports Somewhat important	Sports Not very important	Sports Not at all important
Religion	Religion Extremely important	Religion Very Important	Religion Somewhat important	Religion Not very important	Religion Not at all important
Health Care	Health Care Extremely important	Health Care Very Important	Health Care Somewhat important	Health Care Not very important	Health Care Not at all important
Hospitality & Retail	Hospitality & Retail Extremely important	Hospitality & Retail Very Important	Hospitality & Retail Somewhat important	Hospitality & Retail Not very important	Hospitality & Retail Not at all important
Classifieds	Classifieds Extremely important	Classifieds Very Important	Classifieds Somewhat important	Classifieds Not very important	Classifieds Not at all important

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Thinking about the coverage that is important to you, please select the areas where you would prefer increased or decreased coverage.

	Increase coverage	Keep coverage the same	Decrease coverage	Eliminate coverage
Religion	Religion Increase coverage	Religion Keep coverage the same	Religion Decrease coverage	Religion Eliminate coverage
Finance	Finance Increase coverage	Finance Keep coverage the same	Finance Decrease coverage	Finance Eliminate coverage
Health Care	Health Care Increase coverage	Health Care Keep coverage the same	Health Care Decrease coverage	Health Care Eliminate coverage
State & Local Government	State & Local Government Increase coverage	State & Local Government Keep coverage the same	State & Local Government Decrease coverage	State & Local Government Eliminate coverage
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Increase coverage	Manufacturing Keep coverage the same	Manufacturing Decrease coverage	Manufacturing Eliminate coverage
Hospitality & Retail	Hospitality & Retail Increase coverage	Hospitality & Retail Keep coverage the same	Hospitality & Retail Decrease coverage	Hospitality & Retail Eliminate coverage
Lists & Surveys	Lists & Surveys Increase coverage	Lists & Surveys Keep coverage the same	Lists & Surveys Decrease coverage	Lists & Surveys Eliminate coverage
Breaking News	Breaking News Increase coverage	Breaking News Keep coverage the same	Breaking News Decrease coverage	Breaking News Eliminate coverage
Entertainment / Things to do	Entertainment / Things to do Increase coverage	Entertainment / Things to do Keep coverage the same	Entertainment / Things to do Decrease coverage	Entertainment / Things to do Eliminate coverage
National	National Increase coverage	National Keep coverage the same	National Decrease coverage	National Eliminate coverage
Law	Law Increase coverage	Law Keep coverage the same	Law Decrease coverage	Law Eliminate coverage
Environment & Energy	Environment & Energy Increase coverage	Environment & Energy Keep coverage the same	Environment & Energy Decrease coverage	Environment & Energy Eliminate coverage
Sports	Sports Increase coverage	Sports Keep coverage the same	Sports Decrease coverage	Sports Eliminate coverage
Real Estate / Construction	Real Estate / Construction Increase coverage	Real Estate / Construction Keep coverage the same	Real Estate / Construction Decrease coverage	Real Estate / Construction Eliminate coverage
Agriculture	Agriculture Increase coverage	Agriculture Keep coverage the same	Agriculture Decrease coverage	Agriculture Eliminate coverage
Public or Legal Notices	Public or Legal Notices Increase coverage	Public or Legal Notices Keep coverage the same	Public or Legal Notices Decrease coverage	Public or Legal Notices Eliminate coverage
Classifieds	Classifieds Increase coverage	Classifieds Keep coverage the same	Classifieds Decrease coverage	Classifieds Eliminate coverage
Jobs	Jobs Increase coverage	Jobs Keep coverage the same	Jobs Decrease coverage	Jobs Eliminate coverage
Business	Business Increase coverage	Business Keep coverage the same	Business Decrease coverage	Business Eliminate coverage
Politics	Politics Increase coverage	Politics Keep coverage the same	Politics Decrease coverage	Politics Eliminate coverage
Small Business	Small Business Increase coverage	Small Business Keep coverage the same	Small Business Decrease coverage	Small Business Eliminate coverage
Police & Crime	Police & Crime Increase coverage	Police & Crime Keep coverage the same	Police & Crime Decrease coverage	Police & Crime Eliminate coverage

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What other coverage, feature, data or information would you like us to provide? Please be as specific as possible.

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* 10. Do you regularly visit or make purchases from a company advertising in this publication?

Yes

I don't know

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* 11. Are your buying decisions influenced by advertising or content you see in this publication?

Yes

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* 12. How much does the news reported in the publication affect your daily life?

Affects major aspects of life

Affects some aspects of daily life

Neutral

Doesn't affect many aspects of daily life

Doesn't affect any aspects of daily life

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Have you attended one of our events over the last year?

Yes

This publication does not offer events

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* 14. If you selected NO in the previous question, why have you not attended an event?

Price

Location

Didn't know about event

Timing

I have attended an event

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What type of events do you typically prefer to attend? (Please select all that apply.)

Award ceremonies

Business expos

Educational seminars

Networking

Roundtable discussion

Speaker series

Community events

Art shows

Concerts

Other (please specify)

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* 16. What is your age?

Under 21

21-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Prefer not to say

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* 17. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Transgendered male

Transgendered female

Gender variant / non-confirming

Not listed

Prefer not to answer

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* 18. What is your residential zip code?

ZIP/Postal Code

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* 19. What is your combined household pre-tax income for last year?

Under $15,000

Between $15,000 and $29,999

Between $30,000 and $49,999

Between $50,000 and $74,999

Between $75,000 and $99,999

Between $100,000 and $150,000

Over $150,000

Prefer not to answer

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* 20. What is your highest level of education?

High school or higher

Bachelor's degree or higher

Graduate or professional degree

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* 21. Are there any final comments you would like to make?

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* 22. To be entered into the drawing for a gift card, please enter your contact information below. Winners will be selected and contacted by October 30, 2024.

Name

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address