by David W. Moore on Oct 02, 2013
Who Will Americans Blame for Government Shutdown? What the Polls Say…
UPDATE: 10/4/2013 9:55 PM EST: A new CBS News poll, conducted in the two days immediately after the shutdown, finds...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2013
Mug Shot Isn’t Cory Booker, New Jersey’s WMGM-TV Misspelled Cory too
WMGM-TV NBC 40 in South Jersey included the wrong photo with a story on Cory Booker, Jim Romenesko reported last...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2013
How New York Times Got Putin Op-Ed and Why it Published it
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan blogged Sept. 12 about Russian president Vladimir Putin's high-profile op-ed for the Times....
by David W. Moore on Sep 18, 2013
The Curious Case of a Democratic-Leaning Pollster Admitting It Withheld Poll Results That Favored a Republican
Last week, Public Policy Polling revealed it had conducted a poll in Colorado Senate District 3 prior to the recall...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2013
BBC Newsnight Editor Sends ‘Ill-Judged Tweet,’ Calls UK Labour Party Politician Boring
BBC Newsnight editor Ian Katz apologized for an "ill-judged tweet" about a politician's appearance on the Newsnight program. Katz's Sept. 9...
by David W. Moore on Sep 10, 2013
7 Polls Show Slim Opening for Obama to Make Case for Air Strikes Against Syria
Seven polls were published on Monday, Sept. 9 about the proposed air strikes against Syria. The polls were sponsored by...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2013
Bill O’Reilly on MLK Error: ‘Always check out the facts before you make a definitive statement’
Fox News' Bill O'Reilly apologized on August 29's The O'Reilly Factor for having wrongly "assumed" Republicans weren't invited to attend...
by David W. Moore on Aug 31, 2013
Do Americans want U.S. Intervention in Syria? What the Polls Really Mean
With the Obama administration contemplating an air strike against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, several news stories...
by David W. Moore on Aug 22, 2013
Democratic Pollster Discovers Ignorant Republicans who think Katrina is Obama’s Fault
Talking Points Memo (TPM) recently reported on a new poll by a Democratic pollster suggesting most Louisiana Republicans are either...