by on Dec 13, 2016
iMediaEthics’ 5 Most Read Polling Articles from 2016
David W. Moore, iMediaEthics' polling director, has written frequently throughout 2016 about polling issues, polling standards and problematic polls. Given...
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by David W. Moore on Nov 30, 2016
Poll Discrepancies as Justification for Vote Recount
Part of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s justification for a vote recount in Pennsylvania is the “discontinuity between pre-election...
by David W. Moore on Nov 16, 2016
Why the Exit Polls Sow Doubt About the Vote Count
By now, only a first-time visitor to planet Earth might wonder why everyone is angry with pollsters. Prior to the...
by David W. Moore on Oct 31, 2016
First Gallup, Then Pew – Afraid of Testing Their Polls Against the Election?
Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center announced that in October and November leading up to the election, “the Center...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2016
iMediaEthics’ polling director wins 2nd EPPY
iMediaEthics is pleased to announce that Editor & Publisher awarded our polling director David Moore with the Best News/Political Blog...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2016
Fox News Memo reminds: Online polls ‘just for fun,’ not scientific
Fox News reminded staff that online polls are "just for fun" and that it should only cite scientific polls. Earlier...
by David W. Moore on Sep 26, 2016
Low trust in the Media? Not so fast!
A Gallup poll story earlier this month had the headline, “Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low.” The...
by David W. Moore on Sep 25, 2016
No. The presidential race is not a dead heat.
On Sunday, the day before the first debate between the two major candidates, the Washington Post announced the latest findings...
by David W. Moore on Aug 29, 2016
Does the Public Really Support Laws Requiring a Photo ID to Vote?
Two recent polls, by Gallup and Rasmussen, report that a large majority of Americans support laws requiring a photo ID...