PollSkeptics Report
July 29, 2010
04:44 am EST
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Pew's Credibility Gap: A Strange Tale of What Passes for Transparency Among America’s Polling Leaders
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Screen shot from recent poll on Pew web site that veteran pollster David Moore found in error...and Pew refused to correct with transparency.
The Pew Research Center is clearly among this country’s most prestigious sources for understanding public opinion, both in the United States and around the world. It bills itself as a “non-partisan ‘fact tank’ that provides information on the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world.” So it was disappointing when they stonewalled and covered up making errors in a recent polling method statement...
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July 31, 2010
08:22 am EST
Blogger calls out Bloomberg News for misinterpreted poll, lack of correction
by Sydney Smith, StinkyJournalism.org
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Blogger Josh Nelson called out Bloomberg News for misinterpreting this poll. (Credit: Bloomberg)
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Josh Nelson wrote July 19 on his blog EnviroKnow that Bloomberg News "refuses to correct" a "blatantly false" story about a ban on offshore oil drilling.
Nelson is a blogger, activist and communications consultant, his website says. He is a new media manager at public affairs firm The Hatcher Group and blogs about sustainability politics on EnviroKnow.
Nelson blogged that he analyzed on July 15 a July 14... Go to full story |
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Not all journalism stinks. But there are times when reported "facts" smell fishy. When news stories go bad, the reporter’s method is usually to blame. At Stinkyjournalism.org we advocate for more rigorous - and scientific - journalistic methodology.
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Journalism and Ethics
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How long before BBC admits their "Montage" of Obama's Inaugural Address was Ethically Wrong?
BBC staff took Obama’s spoken words and rearranged them through audio editing without disclosing this to their viewers. Tampering with quotations --written or audio--is a serious breach of journalism ethics.
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