The public plays reporter: attitudes toward reporting on public officials

The factors that determine what information and when information on public officials should be published were studied in a survey conducted by the Southern Opinion Research based in Tuscaloosa, AL. Results showed that the respondents value the concept of private information. Majority of the respondents tend to report official information while only a minority report private information. Age is a significant variable related to the reporting of private information. Older citizens are more likely to report private information than younger ones.