Question Wording
I agree that for "1. How do you get your news?" it is important to add the radio. CBC gets a high number of listeners, not to mention hourly news on local music stations. For many people, the only news they are exposed to in a day could be a combination of word of mouth and the news they hear during music breaks while commuting to and from work. I realize it's a bit late in the game to be adding options to questions, but if you guys are ok with it then I can add the option.
One more thing I want to add to this (not to throw too big a wrinkle into this) would be people who get their information from TV shows that aren't necessarily classified as "news shows".
For instance, Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart, Colbert Report, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, SNL, etc.
Moreover, some people get info from Jay Leno and David Letterman... Can we add "comedy shows" to our options?
I think that while it's true that some people do use these programs as their primary source of news, they don't really merit their own category. I think 'American television' should cover those options aptly.
We could... Obviously there are Canadian equivalents thereof, Rick Mercer and whatnot, I dunno if they're quite so notorious for being people's primary source of news. If we're dropping American television, which I think we are, I suspect we wouldn't want a comedy show option?
Anyone else?
If we are focusing on BC politics, then obviously we can drop all forms, realistically, of American TV. If we don't, then I feel like we need to differentiate between American and Canadian news... It seems to me like the "Canadian perspective" can be that of an outsider looking in, and so the narrative will be different from TV networks like CNN, who'll want to act as the 'insider' to some degree.