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Water News
Reader Survey |
| I. READER INFORMATION (1 of __ ) |
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1. Which of the Brown and Caldwell Water
News do you subscribe to? (Check all that apply.) |
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Arizona Water News California Water News Great Lakes Water News Northeast Water News Pacific Northwest Water News Southeast Water News |
2. Which category best classifies your role in the industry?
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Public Water/Wastewater Agency |
| 3. How did you hear about the Water News? |
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Brown and Caldwell
Representative Brown and Caldwell Water News marketing material (flyer, brochure, business card, etc.) Coworker or Boss Friend Referred by other water organization Found via Internet search Other |
| 4. Overall, how satisfied are you with the Water News? |
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Extremely Satisfied Very Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Extremely Dissatisfied |
| II. CONTENT (2 of __ ) |
| 5. Is the news
provided in a current and timely fashion? (Check all that apply.) Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Nope - a day late and a dollar short |
| 6. What topics are
most helpful to you? (Check all that apply.) Water Security News Water Supply News Water Quality News Water Resource News - storm water, watersheds, surface water, etc. Wastewater News - sewage, runoff, sludge, etc. Solid Waste News Toxic Waste News |
| 7. What type of coverage
would you like to see MORE of? (Check all that apply.) International News National News Regional News Local News None - just fine as-is |
| 8. Would you like
to see Water News coverage for other states: No Yes, please specify states in box |
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Do you prefer the one-state format of the Water News to the multi-state
format?
No Yes No opinion |
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| 10.
How would you rate the objectivity of the newsletters? (Our goal is to provide unbiased coverage on a variety of topics.) |
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Objective/unbiased Average Poor Biased/slanted |
| 11. Why do you read the Water News? |
To stay informed on water/wastewater issues
For news on colleagues and competitors |
| III. DISTRIBUTION (3 of __ ) |
| 12. If you receive the California Water News, do you read it each day? |
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Always Usually Sometimes No, just when I have time N/A |
| 13.
If you receive California Water News, how do you feel about
the frequency of publication?
Just right |
| 14. If you receive one of the weekly newsletters, do you read it each week? |
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Always Usually Sometimes No, just when I have time N/A |
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If you receive a weekly newsletter, how do you feel about the frequency
of publication?
Just right |
| IV. Reader participation (4 of __ ) |
| 16. Have you contacted the editor (ie. to post a meeting announcement or press release)? |
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Yes No |
| 17. How would you rate the editor's responsiveness to your requests or comments? |
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Excellent Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory |
| 18. Have you participated in any of the New Reader contests? |
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Yes No |
| 19. Would you be interested in participating in the following? |
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Blog Message Board Automated meeting/event prostings Submitting original content for publication Comments |
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| V. Usability (5 of __ ) |
| 20. How would you describe the Subscription Process? |
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Easy to
use Satisfactory A little complicated Frustrating |
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21. How would you describe the format
and design
of the newsletter? (Check all that apply.) |
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Easy to
follow Pleasing to the eye User Friendly Satisfactory A little complicated Too hard to follow Dated - needs revision |
| 22.
Which additional news resources/newsletters do you review? (Check all that apply.) |
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National news websites Water Online WaterTech Online WaterWorld AWWA WaterWeek |
| VI. Related content (6 of __) |
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Which of the specialty pages have you visited? (Check all that apply.) |
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Asset Management CMOM Infrastructure Funding Water Resources None |
| 24. How often do you visit the Water Jobs page? |
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Daily Frequently Occasionally Never |
| 25. Have you posted a listing on the Water Jobs page? |
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Yes No |
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26. Have you had a successful experience with Water Jobs?
(Found an employee or found a job?) |
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Yes No N/A |
| 27. How would you describe the process to submit a Water Jobs listing? |
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Easy to
Use Satisfactory A Little Complicated Frustrating N/A |
| VII. Misc. (7 of __ ) |
| 28. Were you familiar with Brown and Caldwell prior to receiving the Water News? |
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Yes No |
| 29. Have you visited the Brown and Caldwell website? |
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Yes No |
| 30. Would you recommend the Water News to others? |
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Yes No |
| 31. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions? |
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