A Survey on the Research about
Foreign Journalists in China
Dear Sir or Madam，
Many thanks for your cooperation on our survey on the research about the foreign journalists in China. Your answer on the following questionnaire is quite IMPORTANT and HELPFUL to our research.
1.Are you interested in CHINA？
□yes， I am.
□no， I am not.
2.How many times have you been to China？
□less than three times
□three to five times
□five to ten times
□more than ten times
3.When did you first come to China？
□before 1978
□during 1978 to 1990
□during 1990 to 2000
□after 2000
4.Do you remember your longest stay in China？ How long was that？
□yes， less than half a year
□yes， less than a year but more than half
□yes， more than a year but less than 3 years
□yes， more than 3 years
5.Compared with the first time you came here， how do you feel about the changes in China？
□nothing special happened
□there are some changes， but not quite obvious
□obvious changes happened
□tremendous social changes happened
6.In field of Mass Media， in your daily work of interview and report， what are the main changes？ （multiple-choices）
□procedures for interview is simplified
□officials are more cooperative
□citizens become more active in the process
□common people become more open
□others (please explain)
7.Which of the following mass media in China have you contact with？
□CCTV，local TV， as well as other local media
□media in Hongkong and Macao，Taiwan
□all of the above media mentioned never contact
□others (please explain)
8.What kind of cooperation do you have with the media mentioned above？
□adopt news reports on those media directly interview relevant staff there
□cooperation on some distinctive news report gain convenience from them
□other cooperation (please explain)
9.What is the specific area/topic of news do you mainly cover for your medium？
□financial/economic news
□political news， meetings included
□culture and gym related
□news of entertainment
□disaster and breaking news
□social news and other news of human interest
□others (please explain)
10.Which of the following events have you participated in covering？（multiple-choices）
□“PX Event” in Xiamen City， Fujian Province
□“Songhua River Event”
□“Sun Zhigang Event”
□SARS Event in 2003
□Beijing Olympics
□“San Lu Powdered Milk Event”
□none of the above
11.Where were you during the Beijing Olympics？
□hometown nation
□Beijing in China
□other cities in China
□other countries except China (please explain)
12.Have you participated in the news report about the Beijing Olympics？
□yes， about the delivery of Olympic Torch
□report on the Opening Ceremony
□on relevant games in Olympics
□news reports on other topics (please explain)
13.During the 2008 Beijing Olympics， China relaxed the interview limitations for foreign journalists according to the regulation for the Foreign Media Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games and the preparatory period. And the regulation will be continued. Can you feel any changes and what is the effect？
□tremendous changes for China， very helpful
□some changes， helpful to some extent
□a bit of changes， with limited help
□little changes really happen， without help
14.How do you feel like the regulation mentioned above？ What do you think about the influence of that to your daily work (interview and news report process)？
□positive； much convenience to my daily work
□positive but limited； a few conveniences in some areas
□nothing changed； just as before
□negative； no conveniences at all and even worse (please give reasons：)
□others (please note)
15.Have you been to Nanjing City， Jiangsu Province in southern part of China？
□yes， I have been to Nanjing
□no， I haven’t been to Nanjing
16.How many times have you been to Nanjing City？
□1-3 times
□3-10 times
□more than 10 times
□live in Nanjing at present
□other
17.What about your impression about Nanjing？ （multiple-choice question）
□famous and ancient city with a long history and bright civilization
□modern and opening metropolitan city in China with great speed of development
□modern and opening up to the outside in medium extent and speed of development
□know little about Nanjing City
□other factors
18.Have you ever reported about Nanjing City？.
□yes， I have
□no， I haven’t
19.What kind of report have you ever made about Nanjing City？
□news events in Nanjing
□“Famous City Meet” in Nanjing
□other events in Nanjing City
20.How do you feel like Nanjing City and the local people here？
□very good
□good
□not bad
□terrible /bad
□more specific experiences：
21.Among your familiar media， from which channels/ways do you usually get access to sources of news？ Share with us please.
□phone calls to provide news sources from Chinese friends
□local media in China
□others (please note)
22.What is the most difficult problem in your interview and what about other difficulties in your life？ (Please note and explain)Your personal information：
1.You are.
□male
□female
2.You come to China with the purpose of this time.
□studying
□working
□traveling
□working visit
□private visit
□the others
3.Where are you from？.
4.Which media do you work for now？.
5.Which city do you dwell in now in China？.
Thanks for your help. Have a good day！
1.您是否对中国感兴趣？
2.您来过中国几次？
3.您第一次来中国是什么时候？
4.您记忆中在中国待得最久的一次是哪次？待了多久？
5.与您第一次来华相比，您对中国的变化有何感受？
6.在大众传媒领域，您每天的采访与报道中最主要的变化在哪？（多选）
7.您曾与下列哪个中国大众传媒进行过接触？
8.您与该媒体进行了怎样的合作？
9.您主要为您所服务的媒体报道哪一特定领域的新闻？
10.您曾参与下面哪一重大事件的报道？
11.北京奥运会期间您在哪？
12.您参与了北京奥运会相关新闻的报道吗？
13.2008北京奥运会期间，依据《北京奥林匹克运动会及其筹办期外国媒体报道规则》，中国放松了对境外记者的采访限制。奥运会后该项规则仍将继续执行。您能感觉到其中的变化吗？效果如何？
14.您如何看待以上规则？该规则对您的日常工作会产生什么影响？（采访和新闻报道过程）
15.您到过中国南方江苏省的南京吗？
16.您曾几次来过南京？
17.您对南京的印象如何？（多选）
18.您对南京进行过相关报道吗？
19.您对南京的报道是什么类型的？
20.您对南京和当地人民印象如何？
21.在您熟悉的媒体中，您通常借以获得新闻资源的渠道有哪些？请告知。
22.您采访时遇到最困难的事是什么？还有其他困难吗？（请列举并解释）
