What is an editorial board?
At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, and editorial writers. Some newspapers include other personnel as well.  Editorial boards meet on a regular basis to discuss the latest news and opinion trends and discuss what the newspaper should say on a range of issues. They will then decide who will write what editorials and for what day. When such an editorial appears in a newspaper, it is considered the institutional opinion of that newspaper.

1.  What percent of Americans said they oppose raising the federal gas tax?

2.  What percent of editors/editorial boards from the top 5 U.S. newspapers support raising the federal gas tax (call on Congress to raise the gas tax)?

3.  Many state/local newspapers publish news articles - and even editorials - from the top newspapers listed below. The editorial boards of 4 of the top 5 newspapers in the U.S. share the same ideological viewpoint on raising the gas tax (and a number of issues).  Do you think this bias will influence public opinion?  (Does it make a difference if a reader has his/her own opinion on the issue before reading the editorial? What about people who read the news to become informed?