News consumption, political knowledge and political efficacy

This survey was originally undertaken as part of an eleven-nation study of media and citizenship entitled Media System, Political Culture and Informed Citizenship: A Comparative Study. Approximately two-thirds of the questions asked were part of larger study, while the remaining one-third (approximately) applied only to Australia. The general aim of the survey was to examine how media quality and consumption were related to informed citizenship in different national contexts. It, therefore, sought to chart the quantity and nature of the news consumed, posing a series of questions involvement and efficacy, and attitudes to political parties and social groups, including media organisations.