ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - APG community members are encouraged to fill out a short online survey about the APG News by Aug. 2.
The 11-question survey can be found at https://www.research.net/s/2013APG-News. Information gleaned from the survey will help the Garrison APG Public Affairs staff fulfill the Army's obligation to keep the American people and our military communities informed. Specifically, the survey will give the staff a clearer picture of who reads the paper, what content readers want and how readers obtain the news.
"We really want to do a better job of telling the stories our readers want and need to see," said APG News Editor Pat Beauchamp. "We're always looking for ways to improve, but we need reader feedback to do that, and we're hoping the APG community will provide that critical input through this survey."
Beauchamp said the APG News is one of the commanders' greatest information tools, providing a constant flow of in-depth information to the workforce.
"It also gives units and organizations an opportunity to highlight their employees and their missions," she said.
Beauchamp said while the APG News staff always strives to provide timely information, she realizes it is not a daily paper.
"Because we are a weekly paper, we rarely publish 'breaking news.' We focus on simply trying to keep our readers informed of local issues and events, policies and regulations and help promote a healthy Army environment," she said.
Beauchamp encouraged readers to visit the APG News website, www.apgnews.apg.army.mil, where readers can access the current and archived newspapers 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the world.
"Anyone with a computer has instant access to the APG News," she said.
The APG News website also offers links to the installations homepage and social media pages, along with newspaper staff bios and editions of the annual Military Appreciation Week (MAW) guides. Beauchamp said the MAW guides are very useful because they include contact and mission info for most of the installations organizations.
The APG News website also links to Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagapg, where users can view and download the latest photos from events on post, including photos that will not be published in the APG News. The APG Flickr also includes archives of photos from previous year's events.
"Although the newspaper staff works really hard to provide thorough and accurate information to the community, we really can't be successful without reader feedback," said Beauchamp. "I'm hoping this survey will give us the info we need to further improve our communication process, make sure we're proving the kind of content our readers want to see."
For more information about the APG News or to provide feedback, call Beauchamp at 410-278-7274.
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410-278-7274 / DSN 298-7274 - patricia.g.beauchamp.civ@mail.mil
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