Questionnaire on Phillip Schofield List Scandal and The Importance of Research?

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Questionnaire

Are you aware of the blunder Phillip Schofield committed on television in relation to child sex allegations against Conservative politicians?

What do you think led Schofield into making such a ‘rookie’ mistake? E.g. the internet?

Do you think Schofield received the right sanctions from ITV, or do you believe he has been ‘let off the hook’ too easily?

Do you think he is solely to blame?

Do you think the internet has ensured the information we access is mainly secondary/untruthful? (Wiki, yahoo answers etc.)

When you research, do you primarily use secondary research/research taken from the internet?

Do you triangulate your research?

What are your views on Wikipedia?

Do you believe that the widespread use of social media influences our opinion on popular news stories?

Do things you see on social networking sites influence your opinion? If so, why?

Do you think things seen on the sites (Posted mainly by celebrities or those with a following) are taken too seriously? If so, why?

Are you more likely to believe a story printed in the newspaper, or a story seen on the internet?