Media Polls, Media Polling, and Polling Standards

by David W. Moore on Feb 20, 2017

HuffPollster’s Ironic Criticism of PPP’s “Bowling Green Massacre” Poll

Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling issued a poll news release, which claimed that more than half of President Trump’s...

by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2017

UK Express Misled Readers by suggesting Paid Reader Survey was a Real Poll

The UK Express misled readers when it reported a poll found 98% wanted the UK to leave the European Union...

by David W. Moore on Feb 09, 2017

Those 8 Polls on the Muslim Ban: Why Non-Opinion Matters

On Tuesday, Huffpollster listed the eight major media polls that have attempted to measure the public’s reaction to President Donald...

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...

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...