[Imc-neworleans] University of Missouri Study

[Matthew Olson]

do y'all think it's unethical to ask for just compensation for doing this
interview? the money from which would go toward indymedia expenses...

--matt

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Samson, Sarah Jean <SamsonS at missouri.edu>wrote:

>  Dear site owner of http://neworleans.indymedia.org/
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> This is Sarah from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.  We are
> doing a study about civic journalism.  Below is a letter about a survey we
> are doing with owners of civic journalism sites like yours (
> http://neworleans.indymedia.org/) The letter explains the purpose and
> sponsor of the study.   Thank you for reading the letter below and I hope to
> hear from you.
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> Thanks you,
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> *Sarah Samson*
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> *Center for Advanced Social Research*
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> *University of Missouri - School of Journalism*
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> *135-D Neff Annex*
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> *Columbia, MO 65211*
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> *(573) 884-6558*
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> June 5, 2009
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> Dear Website Owner,
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> You are cordially invited to participate in a telephones survey regarding
> the motivation, business model, and administration of news content of the
> website of which you are in charge. Thus, I would be most grateful if I
> could obtain your telephone number so that I could arrange a time that is
> convenient to you for your participation.
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> Your website has been identified as one of the civic journalism sources in
> the United States. The purpose of our study is to learn your opinions about
> launching and operating your website as an important source of information
> about local journalism. This is part of a larger study we are conducting on
> behalf of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation with the guiding
> purpose of exploring a community news model at the School of Journalism of
> the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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> If you agree to participate in the survey, please email your telephone
> number to samsons at missouri.edu, and we will set up a time that is
> convenient for you to be interviewed.
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> Your participation is very important to the success of the study! Your
> participation is voluntary, and I can assure you that all the information
> you will provide will be kept completely confidential so that you cannot be
> identified. You may stop or refuse the survey at any time when you do not
> feel comfortable with the questions. The survey only takes less than ten
> minutes to complete over telephone.
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> I thank you in advance for your participation! If you have questions about
> the study, please write to me at flemingk at missouri.edu or call me at (573)
> 884-6563.
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> Sincerely,
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> *Kenneth Fleming, Ph.D.*
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> Associate Director of Research
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> The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
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> Director of Center for Advanced Social Research
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> School of Journalism
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