Media polls in American politics /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy
Other Authors:	Mann, Thomas E., Orren, Gary R.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [1992]
Subjects:	Public opinion polls. Public opinion > United States. Election forecasting > United States. Mass media > Political aspects > United States. Press and politics > United States.

Table of Contents:

To poll or not to poll... and other questions / Thomas E. Mann and Gary R. Orren
The growth of news polls in American politics / Everett Carll Ladd and John Benson
Technology and the changing landscape of media polls / Kathleen A. Frankovic
Polling pitfalls: Sources of error in public opinion surveys / Henry E. Brady and Gary R. Orren
Variability without fault: Why even well-designed polls can disagree / Michael R. Kagay
The impact of media polls on the public / Michael W. Traugott
THe illusion of technique: The impact of polls on reporters and democracy / E.J. Dionne, Jr.