Tue
Apr 8 2008
07:17 am
By: R. Neal
Following are the results from the 2008 KnoxViews Reader Survey, conducted between 3/31/08 and 4/6/08 with 162 responses.









(For comparison, results from the 2006 survey are here.)
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Discussing:
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (1 reply)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (1 reply)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia (TN Lookout)
- The answer to challenging behaviors in kindergarten is support, not separation (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order (TN Lookout)
- Inside the race for Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District (TN Lookout)
- High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members (TN Lookout)
- Trump’s sharpened focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Dino-mite summer: Join the Summer Library Challenge! (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer recommends for July 4th (Knox TN Today)
- High School Sports News & Notes — June 30, 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said…“Running around like a chicken with its head cut off!” (Knox TN Today)
- 7/1 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Age-appropriate books 4th of July (Knox TN Today)
- Military Drive through July 5 (Knox TN Today)
- PSCC pins 44 nursing students (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- Loose Ends (Knox TN Today)
- We Hold These Truths …. (Knox TN Today)
- Descendants salute Nicholas Gibbs (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Deputies search for missing man last seen in Hardin Valley area on June 21 (WATE)
- Knoxville dispensaries criticize state's THCA ban on most popular product (WATE)
- High heat in East Tennessee raises danger for children, older adults (WATE)
- Maryville man among 4 charged in scheme to defraud U.S. military (WATE)
- New park planned for Seymour as future of Bowers Field remains uncertain (WATE)
- NTSB: Alcohol-fueled fire burned for days after Morgan County train derailment (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Bobbie Lovelace - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Countdown to Tennessee’s kratom ban: Chattanooga doctors and law enforcement prepare - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Motorcyclist dies after colliding with car near Soddy-Daisy - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Chattanooga hits the market for first time - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- US lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s powerful AI models Fable and Mythos - Al Jazeera (Business)
- Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent in Colorado House primary - The Guardian (US News)
- Justices Reject Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship - The New York Times (US News)
- Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures - The Washington Post (Business)
- 5 takeaways from Supreme Court rulings on Trump’s power, elections, LGBTQ+ issues - The Washington Post (US News)
- Phil Weiser projected to win Democratic primary for Colorado governor, defeat Sen. Michael Bennet - CBS News (US News)
- Yen Hits Fresh 40-Year Low Versus Dollar; Traders Alert for Possible FX Intervention - marketscreener.com (Business)
- Stock Market News, June 30, 2026: Nasdaq Advances, Climbs 21% for Quarter - WSJ (Business)
- Nike Earnings Top Estimates but Stock Falls - Barron's (Business)
- Dangerous heatwave to hit US ahead of holiday weekend - BBC (US News)
- 'It is definitely a big deal': WNC reacts to Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes - WLOS (US News)
- Trump Reports at Least $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto Earnings - Bloomberg.com (US News)
- Colorado man shares powerful message after watching his property burn - KOAA News 5 (US News)
- American Airlines Opens First Lounge With Barista Coffee… I’m Happy! - One Mile at a Time (Business)
- Wisconsin DOJ announces settlement in alleged multi-state scheme to raise egg prices - WPR (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Readers
A cross-section of typical East Tennesseans, no?
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
No. I think East TN is more
No. I think East TN is more Republican and less college educated than this survey. Women might out number men too.
I think Brian was kidding
I think Brian was kidding around. (The R v. D numbers are probably the inverse of reality.)
I don't know much about
I don't know much about advertising, but that looks like a pretty nice demographic profile.
What's missing to draw in a younger readership? Or is that fairly typical for this kind of site?
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
And I want to comment that
And I want to comment that although I reported properly that I am in my 50s, that I'm only four months into them. I really wanted to click that younger button.
Pam Strickland
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut
really wanted to click that button
"I really wanted to click that younger button."
That's okay. I really wanted to click a higher income button.
Well, there's that too.
Well, there's that too. :)
Pam Strickland
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut