Abstract
News media have sponsored and used political polling to report public views for several decades. As reported, however, news media polls do less to provide public knowledge about issues, events and personalities than superficial acquaintance with public perceptions. The result is gross oversimplification of the political opinion process, leading to public misinformation. Suggestions are made on how to avoid these journalistic pitfalls.
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