Appendix 1 Needs Assessment of environmental media in South Eastern Europe RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE Please note that you may give more than one answer to questions 4, 13 and 14 only! Country ……………………………………… 1. What form of media do you work in? A/ daily print media B/ weekly print media C/ radio D/ TV E/ other, please indicate 2. How long have you been working as an environmental journalist? A/ less than a year B/ one to two years C/ two to five years D/ more than five years 3. Do you cover primarily environmental issues? A/ yes B/ no (please, specify your main area of work) 4. What are your sources? (you may give more than one answer) A/ state institutions B/ research institutes C/ NGOs D/ specialised articles E/ others (please, specify) 5. How frequently are environmental issues covered by your form of media (in your judgment)? A/ on a daily basis B/ two to three times a week C/ once a week D/ less than once in a week 6. What type of environmental story is covered most frequently? A/ reports B/ analysis, commentary C/ investigation 7. Which environmental issue is covered most often? A/ pollution B/ waste C/ nuclear plant safety D/ activities of civic organisations E/ achievements in environment protection F/ impact on the environment caused by businesses/private industry G/ others (please, specify) 8. Do you think that state institutions give you the all the information available to them? A/ yes, always B/ yes, occasionally C/ yes, seldom D/ never (please indicate the reasons) 9. Do you think that NGOs give you the all the information available to them? A/ yes, always B/ yes, occasionally C/ yes, seldom D/ never (please indicate the reasons) 10. Is there an organisation of environmental journalists in your country? A/ yes, its name is …. B/ no 11. Does the media/media in your country cover the environmental situation in other countries of the region? A/ yes, often B/ yes, occasionally C/ no 12. If yes, what sources of such information can you name? 13. Do you cooperate with environmental journalists from the region (you may give more than one answer) A/ yes, regularly, on a professional basis B/ yes, regularly, on a personal basis C/ yes, periodically, on a professional basis D/ yes, periodically, on a personal basis E/ no 14. How can regional journalistic cooperation in environmental areas improve through the REPC (you may give more than one answer) A/ through the establishment of an information exchange network B/ through joint projects C/ through extension of personal contacts D/ by other means (please, specify) 15. What kind of REPC-organised training would you prefer? (By themes; journalist approaches and techniques; working with sources; promotion; relations with NGO and institutions, etc.) Please, formulate the training courses and workshops in which you would like to participate. 16. Are there any questions (answers) that you think are important, but have been omitted from the questionnaire? A/ question B/ answer 17. Would you be interested in contributing to the work of a Regional Environmental Press Centre satellite office in your country? A/ no B/ yes If yes, in what way? Please, describe: Please, feel free to add any comments or suggestions for the work of the Regional Environmental Press Centre. Thank you for your cooperation.

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