Below you’ll find the statistics behind our analysis and specifics about the construction of variables used as predictors.
You can find a PDF of exact question wording here.
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| Report | |||||
| I trust some news media to use drones responsibly | I think drones are an important tool for journalists to use in reporting | I support civilian drone use | I support use of drones for journalism | I trust most news media to use drones responsibly | |
| Mean | 3.4249 | 3.384 | 3.334 | 3.4304 | 3.1744 |
| Std. Deviation | 1.21002 | 1.21139 | 1.2009 | 1.2011 | 1.27429 |
| Story type | Mean | Std. Deviation |
| weather | 4.15 | 0.99834 |
| enviornment | 4.06 | 1.00783 |
| traffic | 4.03 | 1.03667 |
| hazardous | 3.96 | 1.02973 |
| investigative | 3.94 | 1.04018 |
| outdoors | 3.91 | 1.09993 |
| live video | 3.64 | 1.1918 |
| protest | 3.63 | 1.13822 |
| crime | 3.6 | 1.20318 |
| celebrity | 2.99 | 1.3524 |
| impropriety | 2.94 | 1.34696 |
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| media_trust_LH | Storytype | Mean | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
| Low | crime | 3.236 | 0.072 | 3.096 | 3.377 |
| hazardous | 3.721 | 0.062 | 3.598 | 3.844 | |
| enviornment | 3.81 | 0.061 | 3.691 | 3.93 | |
| outdoor | 3.698 | 0.067 | 3.565 | 3.83 | |
| weather | 3.899 | 0.06 | 3.781 | 4.018 | |
| protest | 3.271 | 0.068 | 3.139 | 3.404 | |
| live video | 3.298 | 0.071 | 3.158 | 3.439 | |
| traffic | 3.775 | 0.063 | 3.652 | 3.898 | |
| celebrity | 2.473 | 0.078 | 2.319 | 2.627 | |
| investigative | 3.647 | 0.062 | 3.525 | 3.77 | |
| impropriety | 2.457 | 0.079 | 2.303 | 2.612 | |
| High | crime | 3.943 | 0.069 | 3.808 | 4.078 |
| hazardous | 4.196 | 0.06 | 4.078 | 4.313 | |
| enviornment | 4.306 | 0.058 | 4.191 | 4.421 | |
| outdoor | 4.11 | 0.065 | 3.984 | 4.237 | |
| weather | 4.388 | 0.058 | 4.274 | 4.501 | |
| protest | 3.968 | 0.065 | 3.841 | 4.095 | |
| live video | 3.954 | 0.068 | 3.819 | 4.088 | |
| traffic | 4.281 | 0.06 | 4.163 | 4.399 | |
| celebrity | 3.477 | 0.075 | 3.33 | 3.624 | |
| investigative | 4.21 | 0.06 | 4.093 | 4.327 | |
| impropriety | 3.384 | 0.076 | 3.236 | 3.533 |
| media_trust_LH | support | Mean | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
| Low | important tool | 2.911 | 0.07 | 2.773 | 3.048 |
| journalist use | 2.969 | 0.07 | 2.832 | 3.106 | |
| civilian use | 3.043 | 0.073 | 2.9 | 3.186 | |
| trust most news use | 2.516 | 0.069 | 2.38 | 2.651 | |
| trust some news use | 2.907 | 0.069 | 2.772 | 3.042 | |
| High | important tool | 3.819 | 0.067 | 3.687 | 3.95 |
| journalist use | 3.854 | 0.067 | 3.723 | 3.985 | |
| civilian use | 3.601 | 0.07 | 3.464 | 3.738 | |
| trust most news use | 3.779 | 0.066 | 3.65 | 3.909 | |
| trust some news use | 3.9 | 0.066 | 3.771 | 4.03 |
| journalism value split | Storytype | Mean | Std. Error |
| Low | crime | 3.284 | 0.071 |
| hazardous | 3.646 | 0.06 | |
| enviornment | 3.701 | 0.057 | |
| outdoor | 3.623 | 0.065 | |
| weather | 3.832 | 0.058 | |
| protest | 3.287 | 0.066 | |
| live video | 3.317 | 0.07 | |
| traffic | 3.687 | 0.06 | |
| celebrity | 2.757 | 0.081 | |
| investigative | 3.586 | 0.06 | |
| impropriety | 2.75 | 0.082 | |
| High | crime | 3.923 | 0.071 |
| hazardous | 4.288 | 0.059 | |
| enviornment | 4.432 | 0.057 | |
| outdoor | 4.199 | 0.065 | |
| weather | 4.472 | 0.057 | |
| protest | 3.978 | 0.066 | |
| live video | 3.959 | 0.07 | |
| traffic | 4.387 | 0.059 | |
| celebrity | 3.232 | 0.081 | |
| investigative | 4.292 | 0.059 | |
| impropriety | 3.129 | 0.081 |
| journalism value split | support | Mean | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
| Low | |||||
| important tool for journalists | 2.948 | 0.069 | 2.812 | 3.084 | |
| journalist use | 2.989 | 0.068 | 2.855 | 3.123 | |
| civilian use | 3.086 | 0.072 | 2.945 | 3.227 | |
| trust most news use | 2.701 | 0.072 | 2.559 | 2.844 | |
| trust all news use | 2.914 | 0.067 | 2.782 | 3.046 | |
| High | |||||
| importat tool for journalists | 3.815 | 0.069 | 3.68 | 3.951 | |
| journalist use | 3.867 | 0.068 | 3.734 | 4.001 | |
| civilian use | 3.579 | 0.071 | 3.439 | 3.72 | |
| trust most news use | 3.642 | 0.072 | 3.501 | 3.784 | |
| trust all news use | 3.93 | 0.067 | 3.799 | 4.061 |
| Dichotomous_perceived ethical performance | Storytype | Mean | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
| Low | crime | 3.301 | 0.072 | 3.16 | 3.441 |
| hazardous | 3.857 | 0.063 | 3.734 | 3.981 | |
| enviornment | 3.989 | 0.062 | 3.868 | 4.11 | |
| outdoor | 3.835 | 0.067 | 3.702 | 3.967 | |
| weather | 4.109 | 0.061 | 3.989 | 4.229 | |
| protest | 3.376 | 0.068 | 3.242 | 3.51 | |
| live video | 3.395 | 0.072 | 3.254 | 3.535 | |
| traffic | 3.921 | 0.063 | 3.797 | 4.045 | |
| celebrity | 2.56 | 0.079 | 2.406 | 2.715 | |
| investigative | 3.767 | 0.063 | 3.643 | 3.891 | |
| impropriety | 2.496 | 0.078 | 2.343 | 2.65 | |
| High | crime | 3.901 | 0.071 | 3.762 | 4.04 |
| hazardous | 4.077 | 0.062 | 3.955 | 4.199 | |
| enviornment | 4.147 | 0.061 | 4.027 | 4.266 | |
| outdoor | 3.989 | 0.066 | 3.858 | 4.12 | |
| weather | 4.198 | 0.06 | 4.079 | 4.316 | |
| protest | 3.886 | 0.067 | 3.754 | 4.018 | |
| live video | 3.879 | 0.071 | 3.74 | 4.018 | |
| traffic | 4.154 | 0.062 | 4.031 | 4.276 | |
| celebrity | 3.421 | 0.078 | 3.269 | 3.574 | |
| investigative | 4.11 | 0.062 | 3.988 | 4.232 |
| journalism_openness_LH | Storytype | Mean | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||
| Low | crime | 3.295 | 0.078 | 3.142 | 3.448 |
| hazardous | 3.758 | 0.067 | 3.625 | 3.89 | |
| enviornment | 3.828 | 0.066 | 3.699 | 3.957 | |
| outdoor | 3.705 | 0.072 | 3.563 | 3.847 | |
| weather | 3.921 | 0.065 | 3.793 | 4.048 | |
| protest | 3.273 | 0.073 | 3.13 | 3.416 | |
| live video | 3.313 | 0.077 | 3.162 | 3.464 | |
| traffic | 3.767 | 0.067 | 3.635 | 3.898 | |
| celebrity | 2.537 | 0.086 | 2.369 | 2.706 | |
| investigative | 3.692 | 0.068 | 3.559 | 3.825 | |
| impropriety | 2.546 | 0.087 | 2.376 | 2.716 | |
| High | crime | 3.83 | 0.067 | 3.699 | 3.961 |
| hazardous | 4.122 | 0.057 | 4.009 | 4.235 | |
| enviornment | 4.244 | 0.056 | 4.134 | 4.353 | |
| outdoor | 4.064 | 0.062 | 3.943 | 4.185 | |
| weather | 4.324 | 0.055 | 4.215 | 4.433 | |
| protest | 3.897 | 0.062 | 3.775 | 4.019 | |
| live video | 3.878 | 0.066 | 3.749 | 4.007 | |
| traffic | 4.237 | 0.057 | 4.125 | 4.35 | |
| celebrity | 3.33 | 0.073 | 3.186 | 3.474 | |
| investigative | 4.122 | 0.058 | 4.008 | 4.235 | |
| impropriety | 3.228 | 0.074 | 3.082 | 3.373 |
| Variable construction | |
| – I trust the news media to select appropriate topics to cover | |
| – I trust the news media to select facts to include in news stories | |
| – I trust the news media to accurately depict information | |
| – I trust the news media generally | |
| – News media try to get stories right | |
| Alpha .927 | |
| Grand mean | St dv |
| 3.2761 | 1.0412 |
| Variable construction | |
| Made of three variables | |
| – Journalism is important to democracy | |
| – I value journalism | |
| – News media operate in the public interest | |
| Alpha .722 | |
| Grand mean | St. dv. |
| 3.6797 | 0.89172 |
| truth | |
| accountable | |
| transparent | |
| avoid harm | |
| independent | |
| engage with communities | |
| bias | |
| information need to know | |
| Alpha .939 | |
| Grand mean | st dv |
| 2.8987 | 1.01317 |
| -News media are open to public feedback | |
| -The public participates in news production | |
| Correlation r= .618 | |
| Grand mean | St_dv |
| 3.3859 | 1.04208 |