Chapter 6.
1) Is American news media to dependent on Polls? Is it appropriate for news media to make up a poll then report on it? Why or why not?
I think America as a whole it to dependent on polls. Some people will buy, operate, or subscribe to things based on polls. I also think that news media should not be able to make up polls, then report on them. That enables them to slant the results in which ever way they want to, which could be very misleading to the public.
2) How important is political party identification to you? Was it more or less important to your parents and grandparents? Does it seem more or less important to your friends? Why or why not?
Party identification isn't really all that important to me, so far I have voted independent, that way I could vote or the candidate I wanted instead of the party they were with. I don't remember my parents voting at all until Reagan was in office. Of course we moved around a lot, so they may not have had the opportunity to vote before then. As to my grandparents, I don't know if they ever voted at all. I don't have that many friends I can ask about this so I really can't answer this part of the question.
3) Do you feel your opinion of politics is more influenced by economic issues or by social issues? Why?
My opinion is based more on economic issues. The reason is simple, I don't have much money, have never had much, so I am more interested in what is going to happen to what I do have, than I would be in say, ha ha, health care. If I didn't have the money for insurance two weeks ago, why would I have it now?
1. Brittany McCann
2. Nathan Tollett
3. Megan Biggs
I really like your answer to question 1, especially because I never thought of it that way. Now that I think about it, I've bought products based on results of polls. On commercials, I'll see things like "80% of consumers would say this is the best product they've ever bought," and I would definitely say it influences my decision on whether or not I'd buy it. I, too, do not think that media should be able to make up polls. It's very rude and disrespectful to the public.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your first statement polling is so unreliable if done improper that you can pretty much make the outcome what you want. You see it a lot during election time when you switch from conservative to liberal news stations that tend to use there preferred polling or choose not to report on polls that are not favorable to there position.
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