Wednesday 12 September 2007

TSF poll results

Results of TSF's 35 seven-day polls:

Poll 35: Your favourite Toronto Sun content is
34 votes
Cops & robbers
6 (22%)
Politics
0 (0%)
Op ed & cartoons
2 (7%)
Sports
7 (25%)
Entertainment
3 (11%)
Lifestyle
1 (3%)
Business
0 (0%)
Columns
3 (11%)
Local news
5 (18%)
National news
0 (0%)
World news
1 (3%)
Comics
1 (3%)
TV coverage
0 (0%)
Tech and games
0 (0%)
Crosswords etc.
2 (7%)
The ads
3 (11%)

Poll 34: Your daily news source preference:
30 votes
Internet - 10 (33%)
Print - 12 (40%)
Radio - 6 (20%)
TV - 2 (6%)

Poll 33: How would you grade the 2008 Toronto Sun?
41 votes
A1 to A+ - 7 (17%)
B- to B+ - 6 (14%)
C- to C+ - 4 (9%)
D- to D+ - 8 (19%)
E- to E+ - 3 (7%)
F- to F+ - 13 (31%)

Poll 32: Are print TV guides obsolete?
38 votes
Yes - 23 (60%)
No - 15 (39%)

Poll 31: Are Sun's adult ads OK with you?
38 votes
Yes - 19 (50%)
No - 19 (50%)

Poll 30: Will you visit Newseum?
20 votes
Yes - 11 (55%)
No - 9 (45%)

Poll 29: Do you view online Sun videos?
27 votes
Most of the time - 1 (3%)
Occasionally - 5 (18%)
Never - 21 (77%)

Poll 28: Boycott the Olympics?
36 votes
Yes - 21 (58%)
No - 15 (41%)

Poll 27: If you had a vote
48 votes
Clinton - 17 (35%)
Obama - 31 (64%)

Poll 26: Best editorial comment/cartoons?
23 votes
Globe and Mail - 11 (47%)
National Post - 3 (13%)
Toronto Star - 5 (21%)
Toronto Sun - 4 (17%)

Poll 25: Best arts and entertainment coverage?
20 votes
Globe and Mail - 8 (40%)
National Post - 2 (10%)
Toronto Star - 7 (35%)
Toronto Sun - 3 (15%)

Poll 24: Best sports coverage?
25 votes
Globe and Mail - 7 (28%)
National Post - 0 (0%)
Toronto Star - 9 (36%)
Toronto Sun - 9 (36%)

Poll 23: Best local news in T.O.?
36 votes
Globe and Mail - 7 (19%)
National Post - 3 (8%)
Toronto Star - 20 (55%)
Toronto Sun - 6 (16%)

Poll 22: How long can T.O. sustain four daily papers?
37 votes
Another 5 years - 21 (56%)
10 years - 4 (10%)
15 years - 1 (2%)
Indefinitely - 11 (29%)

Poll 21: U.S. president run news in Canada:
14 votes
Gimme more - 5 (35%)
It's adequate - 5 (35%)
A tad much, eh - 2 (14%)
Beyond belief - 2 (14%)

Poll 20: Sun Media's Aboriginal coverage is:
20 votes
Excellent - 3 (15%)
Satisfactory - 9 (45%)
Disappointing - 8 (40%)

Poll 19: Winning Leafs only on front?
26 votes
Yes, bury losers - 13 (50%)
No, win or lose - 13 (50%)

Poll 18: Are full online Suns feasible?
28 votes
Yes, if the price is right - 18 (64%)
No, partial Sun OK - 10 (35%)

Poll 17: Can Sunday Sun be No. 1 again?
49 votes
Yes - 12 (24%)

No - 37 (75%)

Poll 16: Sun Media mood for 2008?
27 votes
Optimistic - 8 (29%)
Pessimistic - 10 (37%)
Status quo - 9 (33%)

Poll 15: What is your Christmas wish?
34 votes
A 2007 NNA nom - 3 (8%)
A 2007 Dunlop nom - 0 (0%)

Good health - 15 (44%)
More money - 9 (26%)
More staff - 4 (11%)
Nothing, have it all - 3 (8%)
OK, world peace - 0 (0%)


Poll 14: No. 1 Toronto Sun front page?
40 votes
Elvis dies - 1 (2%)
Lennon murdered - 1 (2%)

9/11 "Bastards" - 20 (50%)
Mississauga disaster - 3 (7%)
Pope shooting - 0 (0%)
03 "Blackout" - 2 (5%)
Diana weds - 1 (2%)
Diana dies - 1 (2%)
Donato cartoon - 1 (2%)
A sports photo - 3 (7%)
Other - 7 (17%)


Poll 13: Most Sun Comics Are:
29 votes
Hilarious - 2 (6%)
Good for a laugh - 2 (6%)
Mildly amusing - 8 (27%)

A lost cause - 17 (58%)

Poll 12: PKP should sell:
32 votes
Quebecor World - 6 (14%)
Quebecor Media - 15 (35%)
The Works - 21 (50%)


Poll 11: Biggest Sun Media loss:
36 votes
Christmas bonus - 5 (13%)
Sabbaticals
- 23 (63%)
Profit sharing - 4 (11%)
Stock options - 4 (11%)

Poll 10: Replace Rachel Marsden with:
34 votes
Lighter op ed fare - 5 (14%)
More politics - 4 (11%)
GTA issues column - 14 (41%)
Guest columns - 11 (32%)

Poll 9: Which do you prefer:
26 votes
Unsigned editorial - 15 (57%)
Point of View - 5 (19%)
A mix - 6 (23%)


Poll 8: Should EIC Lou Clancy write the Toronto Sun blog?
32 votes
Yes, we'd read it - 12 (37%)
No, he's too busy - 20 (62%)

Poll 7: Front page blue strip car ads
30 votes
Thumbs up - 10 (33%)

Thumbs down - 20 (66%)

Poll 6: Do you favour back pages sports:
11 votes
Yes - 6 (54%)
No - 5 (45%)


Poll 5:
Sun tabloids need more: (a multiple choice poll):
Local news: 22 (43%)
Investigative pieces: 20 (39%)
Offbeat features: 12 (23%)
Sports coverage: 12 (23%)
Financial news: 10 (19%)
Op-ed pieces: 10 (19%)
Internet, tech stories: 9 (17%)
Television coverage: 7 (13%)
Lifestyle features: 5 (9%)
Stage, screen news: 4 (7%)
DVD & CD reviews: 3 (5%)
Staff to do all of the above: 30 (58%)

Poll 4: Is Mike Sifton pro employee?
44 votes
Yes - 27 (61%)
No - 17 (38%)


Poll 3:
Will Sun Media survive Quebecor?
62 votes
Yes - 26 (41%)
No - 36 (58%)

Poll 2: Is F-word OK in print media?

48 votes
Yes - 18 (37%)
No - 30 (62%)

Poll 1: Will print media become obsolete?
51 votes
Yes - 18 (35%)
No - 33 (64%)

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