Auburn University Internal Communications Survey
November 2003
Questions/Statements and Responses

Part I
Var 1: My primary source of news of special interest to AU faculty and staff is:
1.00. print media
2.00. AUDaily e-mail
3.00. AU Web sites
4. 00. administrators
5.00 campus grapevine (friends, colleagues)
6.00. other


Var 2: With print media, my primary source of news of special interest to AU faculty and staff is:
1. AU Report
2. Plainsman
3. Opelika-Auburn News
4. Other
5. None, do not read print media


Var 6: I read the AU Report:
1. always
2. most issues
3. seldom
4. never

Var 7: I read the AUDaily e-mail transcriptions:
1. daily
2. at least once a week
3. seldom
4. never












Var 3: Rank the following in terms of importance for reporting campus news (numbers reported in chart in descending order from strongest to weakest):
1. accuracy (Is it correct?)
2. thoroughness (Is it complete?)
3. timeliness (Is it still news?)
4. relevance (Is it news I can use?)
5. presentation (Is it presented attractively?)
6. perspective (Is it balanced?)



Var. 4: Rank the AU Report in descending order in terms of strengths (highest) and weaknesses (lowest):
1. accuracy
2. thoroughness
3. timeliness
4. relevance
5. presentation
6. perspective

Var. 5: Rank AUDaily in descending order in terms of strengths (highest) and weaknesses (lowest):
1. accuracy
2. thoroughness
3. timeliness
4. relevance
5. presentation
6. perspective


























Part II
Questions/Statements 8-25



Var 8: I try to stay abreast of campus news.

Var 9: The faculty and staffare well informed about AU issues.

Var 10: The AU Report is a good way to get campus news.






Var 11: E-mail is a good way to get campus news.

Var 12: The Internet is a good way to get campus news.


Var 13: Auburn doesn’t need the AU Report.



Var 14: Auburn doesn't need AUDaily.


Var 15: The administration tries to keep faculty and staff informed.


Var 16: I prefer getting the AU Report weekly instead of every two weeks.





Var 17: Use of color photos makes the AU Daily better.


Var 18: The AU Report has information I cannot find in daily newspapers.

Var 19: If I read it in the AU Report, I now I can believe it.



Var 20: AUDaily e-mail transmissions have information I cannot find elsewhere.


Var 21: Matters that I care about are featured in the AU Report.



Var 22: Matters that I care about are featured in the AUDaily e-mail transmissions.


Var 23: The Plainsman has all I need to know about faculty/staff news.


Var 24: The Web and/or e-mail are killing newsletters like the AU Report.


Var 25: The AU Report does a good job of balancing the information needs of faculty and staff with those of the administration.