Speaking as a former opinion researcher and PR guy:
1) I'm not entirely sure why you're asking for USPA only as outside of the licensure question the survey could be answered by anybody and would make a much more interesting pitch if the article reflected multinational participation.
2) You're going to end up burying the lede. Outside of the general "skydivers / risky behavior" stuff you're really asking for a bunch of "no shit, there I was" stories. 80-90% of the really funny stuff is not publishable.
3) The last question re: credibility (ratings and such) is problematic given the nature of the questions [see point 2]
I'm not entirely sure what "Skydiver Views and Opinions" you're looking for (given the title of the 'survey') but when the editor gets to the article it could turn into a bunch of highly rated / experienced jumpers drinking beer laughing at the dude who biffed while trying something exotic. Good PR for the sport.
As a new jumper maybe you should have asked views and opinions on the progression to A..."skydivers take risks, do crazy stuff and laugh about it" has been done.
For example that which I find interesting:
a) getting my own pass because
b) I received an extra 1.5K due to the fact that
c) my C1 was on a multi-plane formation load
As for my "credentials"...I have none; I jump as a student.