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1. What do you understand by racism?

Violent expressions against persons of another race, culture, religion, ideology...  Rejection or discrimination against persons of another race, culture, religion, ideology...  Any negative distinction of persons of another race, culture, religion, ideology...  Negative or positive distinctions  Other

2. What is your opinion about the real situation of ethnic minorities with respect to racism?

It is a problem that has always existed and does not have a solution  A problem with a solution, if everybody helps  A situation less serious than is said  Other

3. Your contacts with members of ethnic minorities are...

Usual  Frequent  Sporadic  Rare or they do not exist  Other

4. These relationships are usually for motives of...

Family  Friendship  Work  Do not exist  Other

5. The complaints of minorities are...

Logical  Justified  Exaggerated  An excuse  Other

6. Racism is justifiable...

Never  In einigen Fällen  Often  Always  Other

7. Do you consider that the efforts of minorities to achieve coexistence with the majority society are enough?

They do everything they can  They could make more effort  They do not make any effort  They do not want to be integrated  Other

8.  What degree of responsability do the minorities themselves have in situations of discrimination?

They are not guilty  In some cases they create these situations  Their attitudes are the cause of racism  They cannot be complaint, it is their fault  Other

9. How do you think that the majority society should help the minorities?

Friendship  Money  Education  I do not believe that we should help them  Other

10. What's your opinion about "positive discrimination"?

A good way of fighting against racism  Things done with good intention cannot be critized  It is as wrong as negative discrimination  I do not think they like it  Other

11. Do you consider that the stereotypes given to some minorities are real?

If they have that reputation, it must for a reason  They are often true  No, normally they are only clichés  They are hardly ever real  Other

12. Give points to the following groups according to the degree of discrimination that they suffer in your country. Give 1 to the most rejected group and 5 to the most accepted

Gypsies  Blacks  Turkish  Jewish  Maghribian

13. Which is the current trend of racism in your country?

Increasing  It stays the same  Decreasing  It is no a problem  Other

14. What is your opinion of the reappearance in Europe of groups of racist youths?

It is very worrying  It is an exageration: it's just a phenomenon of the present moment  It does not happen such a revival  Other

15. To what causes do you attribute racist expressions in society?

People usually reject what they do know  Ethnic minorities give grounds for it  Other

16. What is the problem: racism or class?

Racism, what is rejected is the colour of the skin  Class; a rich and a famous member of a minority is accepted. The problem is money.  Both  Neither one nor the other  Other

17. Do you consider that racism exists in the media that you know?

Racist attitudes are frequently expressed  Not especially  We cannot generalized, very sporadically  No, the media are not racist  Other

18. Is the image of ethnic minorities in the mass media real?

Always  Sometimes  Almost never  Never  Other

19. How do your think the image of minorities given in the media corresponds to reality?

It is worse than reality  It is better than reality  It is quite similar to reality  It is exactly reality  Other

20. How often does your media report news related to ethnic minorities?

Often  Sometimes  Almost never  Never  Other

21. What type of news is it usually?

Delinquency, drugs...  Artists, shows, culture...  There is not a predominant subject  Minorities issues are not covered  Other

22. Are there in your media people specifically dealing with these news?

No  Yes  Why? They are not so important  Other

23. The access of minorities to the media is...

Imposible  More difficult than for the majority  Easier than for the majority  Possible  Other

24. Does your media always make reference to the ethnic origin of minorities?

Yes, always  It depends on the journalist  No, we do not mention the origin  Other

25. Do you think that some media encourage racist attitudes?

Yes  No  Sometimes  Other

26. How many people belonging to minorities work in your media?

None  One  Two  Three  Other

27. What degree of credibility would they have for readers/listeners?

They would not have any credibility  Less than a person that did not belong to a minority  The same as a person who did not belong to a minority  They may have credibility  Other

28. Would the media accept members of minorities working in the "serious" sections? Such as political section, for instance

Of course  It would depend on their quality as a professinal  No  Other

29. As a journalist, what is the best way to fight against racism?

To conceal negative news about minorities  To treat news about minorities with prudence  To facilitate access of minorities to the media  To forget that they are members of minorities  Other

30. As an informative source, does the reporting of a person who belongs to a minority have the same credibility as a person who belongs to the majority society?

Yes, the same  Almost the same  I do not trust them  I do not trust them at all  Other

31. Would it be appropriate to have a means of communication for each minority?

Yes, in this way they would not feel discriminated against  No, I believe that it would be even more discriminatory  No, but the majority media should take more account of them  They are not important enough to have media exclusively for them  Other

32. What attitude do you take to news involving a member of a minority?

The same as if the person did not belong to an ehnic minority  The same as your news medium  I think of what the listeners/readers want to hear or read  I treat the news differently (better or worse)  Other

33. How would you feel if your superior in your news medium was a member of a minority?

No problem, he/she is just like anybody else  I would feel strange. This situation is not usual  Sincerely, I really would not like it  Other

34. Are you aware that your opinion, as a journalist, can influence your readers/listeners?

Yes, and therefore we must be careful when expressing our opinions  Yes, although a journalist must always express what he thinks  No. I don't think in the consequencies of my opinions  No. I believe that our opinions do not influence the readers/listeners  Other

35. Do you think that the existence of self-regulation codes for the profession is necessary rather than laws that regulate from outside?

Yes, I belive that would be a good step  No, I do not believe that it would be a good step  Journalism is not an appropiate profession for these codes  Other

36. Have you ever received pressures from superiors in any media to cover issues relating to minorities in a certain way?

Yes, and I have had to accept the "suggestions" for fear of the consequences  Yes, but I did not change my opinion, in spite of the risk of possible consequences  No, I have never received pressure  Other

37. Are young professionals, with a modern education and different educational systems, more tolerant of minorities?

Young professionals are more tolerant and more respectful of minorities  Young professionals are more intolerant and radical with regard to minorities  In general they are not very different from the older ones  It does not depend on the age, it depends on the persons  Other

38. The role of the family in education...

Will be the main factor that will decide if a person will be racist or not  Will have a big influence very much but will not be decisive  The school will have more influence than the family  Racist people are born this way. Not even the family can change that  Other

39. The University or colleges teaching communications and journalism...

Should be more concered with these topics  Are sufficiently concerned  Neglect these issues  It is not their business  Other

40. Give points to the following social institutions involved in the fight against racism. Give 1 to the most important and 5 to the least important

Family  School  Administration  Mass Media  Other

Open questions

 

41. Could you tell us, if you remember, the latest news that was published in your news medium about a member of an ethnic minority?

 

42. Could you name us any famous person who is a member of an ethnic minority?

 

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