Sounding off on the media…

Why are growing numbers of Americans ignoring major newspapers and network television news?

The question was raised here last week and an imposing number of you took the trouble to share your thoughts.

Was there a consensus? yes, and I think it was best framed by one of my correspondents who said for him journalism has become “boring, biased and extraneous.”

These views are worth sharing, so here are snippets of some of the letters, faxes, phone calls and e-mails we received.

From Cory Briggs of Sacramento: “Much of the information The Bee presents is …

1997 survey of ONO members

To: ONO Members and Friends
From: Elissa Papirno
Re: Results of ONO survey
Date: April 7, 1997

At long last, here are the results of the survey that was distributed to ONO members last December. The idea was to evaluate some of the new ways ombuddies are using to communicate with readers, from e-mail to reader forums. With all of us so pressed for time, the question was what’s the best, most valuable use of the limited resources we have. Twenty-eight people from five countries responded. Participants did not necessarily answer every question; so there are statistical gaps.

Here are …