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Hello folks, my dissertation is to analyse the coverage of sports and sporting events across various broadcast mediums. This is to get a better perspective of the viewership, and understand why channels cover the sports the way they do.

Name *

Age *

Occupation *

Do you consider yourself to be a sports fan ? *

• Yes, Ardent to say the least ?
• Only watch selective events such as the World Cup
• Like to know whats happening in the world of sport, but not a fan as such
• Sports ? Completely Clueless

Which of these sports are you well versed with ? *

• Cricket
• Football
• Tennis
• Hockey
• Formula One
• Other:

Do you think the Indian Media gives more emphasis to cricket over other sports ? *

• Absolutely
• No they give due credit to other sports
• Can't Say

Which of these Sports Broadcasting Networks do you frequently view ? *

• ESPN STAR SPORTS / STAR CRICKET
• Neo Sports / Neo Cricket
• Ten Sports
• Zee Sports
• Other:

Sport minus Cricket in India is completely zero ? *

• Agree
• Disagree
• Can't Say

Is the media frenzy behind cricket the reason for the lack of due coverage towards other sports ? *

• Yes, they need give due weightage towards other sports as well
• Cricket is the only thing that thrives in this nation,hence the appropriare coverage
• I'd like to too see more of other sports, but not at the expense of cricket.
• Leave the media alone, they are doing the best job they can

Do you think news channels sensationalize even sports stories ? *

• Yes they are synonymous with sensationalization
• No, the sports reporting is accurate
• I dont watch news channels enough

Do you prefer getting sports analysis from news channels or sports broadcasting networks ? *

• News Channels
• Sports Channels
• Neither, I prefer Print and the Web medium

Do you think Sports Anchors are credible ? *

• I believe in what I see
• They have no clue about sports, only there to look good on television
• I don't have an opinion

Do you think TRP and TAM ratings is why channels selectively cover a few sporting events ? *

• Yes, its a quest for ratings
• No. they have no vested interest
• Can't Say

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Dumbing Down of news- excessive deterioration of news content

NAME *

AGE *

OCCUPATION *

E-MAIL ID *

Do you think national news channels resort to Dumbing Down of news ? *

• YES
• NO

If yes, which Hindi news channnel according to you does the most of it ? *

• AAJ TAK
• INDIA TV
• STAR NEWS
• NONE OF THE ABOVE

Which english news channels do the most of it ? *

• HEADLINES TODAY
• TIMES NOW
• NDTV
• NONE OF THE ABOVE

Do you continue watching if something irrelevant in the name of news is shown ? *

• ALWAYS
• NEVER
• SOMETIMES

Do you think Dumbing Down of news reduces the creidbility of the channnel ? *

• DEFINITELY
• ABSOLUTELY NOT
• NOT REALLY

Do you think Dumbing down of news results in less coverage of more important issues ? *

• YES
• NO

Which incident was was the most hyped and is the best example of Dumbing down of news ? *

• Rakhi Mika kiss
• Abhi-Ash wedding
• Chand- Fiza case
• Aliens on earth
• Boy falling in the well
• Kalyug ka Ant
• Raju Srivastav pants falling off in Big Boss
• Other

If all this works, then should news channels continue doin so for TRPs? *

• YES
• NO
• CANT SAY

Should news channels be taken to task for doing so and made to remeber their real purpose of existence ? *

• DEFINITELY
• ABSOLUTELY NOT
• WHO CARES

Give one suggestion as to how would you try to put an end to this .. *