SWLA Publication Poll

I'd like to thank everyone who took the SWLA Info Survey. This survey was passed around on the L.C. Twitizens Facebook & Twitter networks. We had a total of 87 participants. While this survey isn't scientific, the results are still interesting.

The Results

I read the American Press front-to-back. 29.5%


I thumb through the American Press from time-to-time. 36.1%

I read the Times SWLA cover-to-cover. 36.1%

I pick up the Times SWLA from time-to-time. 36.1%

I read Lagniappe cover-to-cover. 9.8%

I pick up Lagniappe from time-to-time. 39.3%

I read Thrive cover-to-cover. 26.2%

I pick up Thrive from time-to-time. 23.0%

I read Gumbeaux cover-to-cover. 4.9%

I pick up Gumbeaux from time-to-time. 9.8%

I read Jambalaya cover-to-cover. 11.5%

I pick up Jambalaya from time-to-time. 21.3%

I don't read any of these publications. 0.0%

I'll pick a local publication up if its got a good cover. 21.3%

I'll pick the American Press up if there's a good headline. 9.8%

I get my news & info from the internet. 60.7%

I skim through the publications until I find something interesting. 21.3%

I get my news fix from KPLC on the television. 32.8%

I don't watch the news but I do go to KPLC's website. 19.7%

I don't care about local news or local publications. 0.0%

I pick the publications up, but rarely get around to reading them. 4.9%

I flip to the "events" pages, but that's about it. 6.6%

I skim through to see if I see anyone I know, but that's about it. 3.3%

I pick them up and look at the advertising, but that's about it. 8.2%

I troll the local Twitter community to see what's going on. 24.6%

I sign into Facebook to see what's going on in the area. 37.7%

I tune in to the local radio stations. 14.8%

What's a newspaper? 0.0%

We have local publications? 0.0%

What is this "internet" you speak of? 0.0%

My radio is broken. 1.6%

I get most of my news/information by word-of-mouth. 6.6%
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