A study investigated whether the frequency of a legislator's direct contact with constituents was related negatively to the legislator's evaluation of mass media as sources of information on constituent concerns. The study also explored whether the legislators' evaluations of mass media as sources of information on constituent concerns were more positive when legislators had a shorter tenure. Two waves of questionnaires were mailed to the home offices of Alabama's 105 state representatives and 35 state senators. Analysis of the data revealed only limited support for the first hypothesis and even less support for the second hypothesis. While members of the Alabama legislature did not indicate that the news media are a particularly good source for monitoring constituent concerns, these evaluations are not clearly related to the extent of more direct contact with the public. (Tables of findings are included.) (DF)