Foreign Press Center Survey

OMB Control No.: 1405-0193

EXPIRES: 7-31-2020

ESTIMATED BURDEN: 15 minutes

SV-2017-0003

Foreign Press Center Survey:

1. In what region is your media outlet based?

2. In addition to my home region, I also follow and/or report on news from: (check all that apply)

• Africa

• Asia and Pacific

• Canada and Latin America

• Europe

• Middle East

• South and Central Asia (i.e. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan)

• No other regions aside from my own

3. What is your media outlet type?

4. What content do you routinely produce? (check all that apply)

• Website

• Video

• Photos

• Print

• Radio

• Social media postings

5. The FPC offers programs on a wide range of issues. Please indicate your level of interest on the following topics.

1. American Culture & Society

2. Business & Economics

3. Civil Rights

4. Climate/Energy

5. Counterterrorism

6. Education

7. Foreign Travel by Senior U.S. Officials

8. Global Health

9. Human Rights

10. Immigration

11. Law Enforcement

12. Journalist Safety/Freedom of the Press

13. National Security

14. Technology

15. Transnational crime/trafficking

16. U.S. Court Systems

17. U.S. Politics

6. For the following FPC services, programs, and outreach, how often do you use them?

   1. Briefings

   2. Local Tours (2-8 hours in the DC metro area)

   3. Domestic Tours (2-4 days in the U.S.)

   4. Roundtables (3-10 participants)

   5. Teleconferences

   6. Assistance with interview /on-the-record statement requests

   7. Research requests

   8. Weekly Press Pass

   9. Social media postings

7. How useful do you find our sharing this kind of information?

   1. Sharing transcripts, fact sheets, & media notes from the State Department

   2. Sharing transcripts, fact sheets, & media notes from the White House

8. How often do you use the FPC workspace area available for journalists?

9. What services or access do you get from the FPC that you do not get elsewhere?

10. Suggestions for other FPC programs (aside from bilateral issues)?

11. Do you understand the issues of media literacy and press freedom better now than you did before the tour?

12. Approximately how many stories have you already filed from this tour?

13. How many stories do you intend to file once you are back home?

14. Did your views on the theme change because of the tour?

15. What did we do well?

16. What could we do better?

17. Which of the briefings was most relevant to you?

18. Which of the briefings was least relevant to you?

19. Any other comments?     

    1. What was the highlight of the tour for you?

    2. Least favorite aspect?

PRA Statement

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes including time required for searching existing data sources, gathering the necessary documentation, providing the information and/or documents required, and reviewing the final collection.  You do not have to supply this information unless this collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.  If you have comments on the accuracy of this burden estimate and/or recommendations for reducing it please send them by mail: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs (PA/EX), 2201 C St NW, Washington, DC 20520, or email: Carimanda Baynard (BaynardCA@state.gov) and cc PA_Evaluation@state.gov.

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