Survey: Western Today 2008 Readership Survey

We at the Office of University Communications work hard to provide you with an interestring, informative vehicle to learn more about what the outside world is writing about Western, as well as keeping you up to date on upcoming events or important campus announcements. As we near Western Today's first anniversary, we'd like to solicit your thoughts on how we might improve the publication; thank you for participating. Your feedback is needed to make Western Today better!

Western Today arrives in your In Box every weekday morning. Out of the five days of the week, how many days, on average, do you open Western Today and look at it?
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On average, how deeply do you read Western Today?
A quick skim
I look at most items, but rarely click on a link
I read all of the items, and click on a link when interested
How many links do you click on in an average Western Today?
zero or one
Two to four
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Do you think Western Today does a good job of bringing the outside news pertaining to Western faculty and staff to its readership?
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Do you have a favorite item you look forward to seeing in Western Today? If so, please write it in the following text box.
Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: Stories about WWU faculty or staff
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Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: Statewide or local budget or economics stories
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Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: Campus announcements (example: Reminder of dates for Open Enrollment for benefits, etc.)
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Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: "Coming soon" notifications of campus events
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Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: Articles about WWU alumni
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Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: Articles about WWU students, especially if they are students within your department
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Please rate the following Western Today item on a scale of 1 (not interested at all) to 5 (I always find these interesting, and read them or click on the link without fail). Item: Articles about Viking student athletes or sporting events
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As a last question, please feel free to write any comments or thoughts you might have on Western Today - kudos, gripes, ways we might improve, things you'd like to see more of ... all feedback is good feedback!