Question Wording

Kristen, I'm pretty satisfied with the question you've written, but would "word of mouth (e.g. family, friends, etc.)" not be a good option? True, "word of mouth" wouldn't traditionally be considered a medium, but I do think it's relevant if the goal is finding out where people get their political news (and consequently, opinions) from. And of course, word of mouth does shape the way people think about politics, arguably more so than any of the other options. I guess the question comes down to whether you consider word of mouth a form of media...

Also, a note on the "Other" category: I think it might be better to omit "(political party websites)" in favour of "(Please specify)" followed by a space to... well, specify. However, adding a category that allows respondents to indicate that they get their information from a political party's website/meetings/etc. may be worthwhile.

I do think respondents should be able to choose more than one. I think very few people get their information from just one medium and many would probably have difficulty deciding which is their dominant source of information.