Pollsters around the country are asking if voters are for or against the new Arizona immigration law. Problem is, a lot of people don’t actually know that much about the law
Anti-Incumbency Electorate in 2010? Beware the Hype David Moore’s latest poll skeptics column discusses the media poll “science” that reveals voters have an anti-incumbent sentiment..
Citizen journalists provide content to for-profit media outlets without getting paid. It turns out since content has value, IRS rules may consider this transaction “a gift.” This is bad news for citizen journalists who may be subject to unexpected gift tax, while media companies don’t owe a dime
Pew, Gallup and Rasmussen landed in the 10th stop for the 6th annual dubious polling awards, winning the Goldilocks and Three Bears Award. Like Goldilocks tasting the porridge – one that was too hot, another too cold, and the third just right – Pew, Gallup and Rasmussen have provided us with three quite different views of the public on immigration reform.
CNN earned the 10th spot on iMediaEthics’ annual dubious polling award for its uncanny ability to design polls that squeeze opinions out of (on average) 98.5 percent of Ameriacns.