Poll Suggests Global Warming is No Hoax

(NOTE: this piece was an assignment for my current JOURN 300 class.  We were tasked to conduct a sidewalk poll to practice doing 'cold' interviews.  I was to interview 10 strangers to get their answers to two questions:  

QUESTION #1– Do you believe global warming is a hoax?

QUESTION #2– Why?

Below is the finished 499-word article.)


Poll Suggests Global Warming is No Hoax
by JoB!
February 5, 2012
Indianapolis

Seven out of 10 people responding to a recent informal survey doubt that global warming is a hoax, mirroring levels seen in recent polling conducted by CNN and MSNBC on this issue.