scholarly journals Mediernes formidling af meningsmålinger: Indholdsanalyse af folketingsvalg, 2005-2011

Politik ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Gahner Larsen ◽  
Simon Grundt Straubinger
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
News Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Systematic Deviation ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls ◽  
Over Time

This article examines the information the Danish news media provide when reporting public opinion polls. e study has been done through quantitative content analysis of 424 newspaper and Internet articles from four major Danish dailies during the last three parliamentary elections. e study found that only about half of the seven ESOMAR/WAPOR-requirements included here were reported. e results from the estimated regression show that the media in general provides more methodological information in newspaper articles than on the Internet, and that the media becomes better at reporting public opinion polls over time. Com- pared with studies conducted in other countries we nd no systematic deviation in how public opinion polls are reported in Denmark. 

scholarly journals Public Opinion Polls and Experts in Election News

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Guðbjörg Hildur Kolbeins
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
News Media ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Online News ◽  
Parliamentary Election ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Election News ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

By employing the theoretical framework of framing, the present paper attempts to examine the Icelandic media’s coverage of the 2013 parliamentary election by paying particular attention to coverage of public opinion polls and the policies of the political parties, i.e. the “horse-race” frame and the issue frame, and to examine media’s reliance on experts for interpretation of election news. Seven online news media, two newspapers, two radio stations and two television channels were monitored for 25 days prior to Election Day, i.e. from April 2 to April 26, 2013, - resulting in 1377 election news stories. The findings show, for example, that 29.8% of all the election news stories had public opinion polls as their primary angle while 12% of the stories were primarily issue-oriented. In addition, the media rely on experts for interpretation of the polls; five of the 10 most interviewed or quoted sources on public opinion surveys were political science experts who were affiliated with universities. Finally, news coverage of polls was generally amplified as media outlets had a tendency to report on public opinion polls that were commissioned by other media.

scholarly journals USING PUBLIC OPINION POLLS IN THE COVERAGE OF THE 2020 LOCAL ELECTIONS IN TV NEWS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Olha Harmatiy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Television News ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

For many Ukrainians, the “window” into the world of news is television, especially television news. Having studied the news programs of all-Ukrainian channels, it can be noted that despite broadcasting local elections facts on all TV channels, they did not get such great media interest as the presidential or parliamentary ones, which may indicate little attention of central media to local politics. With the increased public interest in sociology during the election period, the proper dissemination of sociological information is important. It is important for people to learn from the media about reliable rankings accompanied with mandatory methodological information. The study proves the most problematic in the coverage of polling was the publication of information about customers in the media. Survey results manipulation also occurred through using research from dubious and pseudo-sociological institutions and ignoring information from well-known and authoritative organizations. Such non-compliance with the standards of releasing public opinion polls violates the requirements of the Electoral Code and causes the neglect of citizens’ rights to full and objective information about the elections. The conclusion can be made that television, as a popular channel for obtaining information among Ukrainians, did not give the audience full access to the results of sociological research on local elections. The paper offers some solutions to the situation, for instance, increasing the responsibility of the media for disseminating incomplete and unreliable survey results. It is also significant that sociological services provide comprehensive information about their research. If sociological companies are open and provide full reports, the media will have more opportunities to release complete information about the polls to the public. In addition, enhancing general media literacy, the ability to interpret survey results and define their accuracy and reliability will contribute to the citizens’ resistance to sociological data manipulation in the media.

scholarly journals Specifics of Communication in Lithuanian Voting Campaigns, 2012-2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudas Mažylis ◽  
Ingrida Unikaitė-Jakuntavičienė ◽  
Romualdas Povilaitis
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Internet News ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Campaign Coverage ◽  
The Media

Abstract The rapid growth of the numbers of unaffiliated voters and the internet users caused politicians’ interest in these audiences and the start of their activities in these communication channels by establishing more personalized relationships with voters. This paper aims to analyze the communication of main parties and their candidates in social media channel “Facebook” and in popular Lithuanian internet news media portals, such as delfi.lt, lrytas.lt and others before the Parliamentary elections in 2012 and the forthcoming 2016 Parliamentary elections. Both quantitative and qualitative aspects of campaign coverage in the media portals and Facebook are analysed. The paper addresses the following questions: How important are factors such as new party emergence, parallel referendum campaign, and activity of using social media for the final result of elections? How active were the politicians in the Facebook? What content dominated their profiles? How much personalized were their messages? What strategies were used for communication? Did the politicians aim at mobilizing or at persuasion the voters? Involvement of citizens, voters’ turnout and political results are linked with campaign arguments and the value normative environment. We conclude by providing the discussion on the noticed tendencies and possible improvements in the communication of candidates for the future.

Printmedia poll reporting in Poland: Poll as news in Polish parliamentary campaigns, 1991–2007

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Szwed
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Minimal Disclosure ◽  
Opinion Polls ◽  
The Way

Information about the support given by the public opinion to political actors has become a constant element of the public debate in Poland after the fall of Communism. Very soon polls became an argument in debates, a premise, or a way to justify decisions. At the same time they were criticized both by politicians and journalists convinced that polls can significantly influence the election results. But the fact was not noticed in Poland that all debates about the influence of polls on election outcomes should be preceded by a discussion of the way they are presented in the media. The present article joins this debate by subjecting to analysis the polls published in the Polish press during parliamentary campaigns in the dimensions of the role they played during the recent several years, the quality of methodological information, and of the way the polls were used in the media. As opposed to European and American analyses, no improvement in the conformity to standards of minimal disclosure in newspapers’ reporting of public opinion polls was noticed, although—like in other countries—a dramatic increase in the number of polls reported was observed.

March 31, 2019 Local Elections and the Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 136-151
Author(s):  
Ceren Yegen
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

Voters in a democracy contribute to the governance process and mediate the legitimacy of equality and pluralism. This is of great importance in terms of understanding and legitimizing the true meaning of democracy. In the last decade, Turkey has experienced many elections. Local elections on March 31, 2019 were very important. They were quite different in terms of the presentation of political parties and their candidates in the media because both politicians and the public ascribed a lot of meaning to these elections. Therefore, the media showed great interest in the March 31, 2019 local elections, frequently featuring public opinion polls, election campaigns, and political statements that informed voters in real time. This chapter examines the media content of the March 31, 2019 elections.

Ordinary Opinions of Everyday Mexicans: Polling from the 1940s–2012

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderic Ai Camp
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Political Transition ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
First Time ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls ◽  
Over Time

The evolution of the importance of public opinion in Mexico is intertwined with the emphasis of scholars, both foreign and Mexican, introducing survey research techniques. These efforts became more common in the 1960s and 1970s, but became increasingly significant in the 1980s, when major newspapers and other publications begin to sponsor wide-ranging public opinion polls. Public opinion polls played a critical role in Mexico’s democratic political transition during the 1980s and 1990s, informing ordinary Mexicans about how their peers viewed candidates and important policy issues, while simultaneously allowing citizens, for the first time, to assess a potential candidate’s likelihood of winning an election before the vote, while also confirming actual election outcomes through exit polls. Polling data reveal changing social, religious, economic, and political attitudes among Mexicans over time, revealing the importance of both traditional and contemporary values in explaining citizen behavior.

scholarly journals The Image of a Mother with Many Children in Social Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-164
Author(s):  
Irina V. Leskova ◽  
◽  
Daria G. Volodina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Large Family ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Negative Image ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

The scientific article was prepared using empirical sociological data of the All-Russian public opinion polls of VTSIOM-Sputnik. The essential characteristics and mechanisms of forming the image of having many children in social networks are investigated. It is established that having many children is gradually returning to a number of values of modern Russian society. The Internet image of a mother with many children remains open, taking into account the fact that on the Internet these images are formed only by content creators, who in most cases deliberately seek to distort reality. The image of a large family, and therefore a mother with many children, on the Internet does not tend to negatize and remains stable. In conclusion, the characteristics of the positive and negative image of a mother with many children in social networks are presented, the modern criteria for the success of a mother with many children that are being promoted in the virtual world are indicated.

Media vs. reality

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Guo ◽  
Hong Tien Vu
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The Media ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
Perception Of Health ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

Abstract This study advances agenda-setting theory by applying it to understand the media influence on the public’s perception of health issues. The longitudinal analysis compared news indices, public opinion polls, and reality indicators in the United States from 2001 to 2010. The results show that news media, especially print media, did have some agenda-setting effects on the public’s health priorities. However, the coverage had little to do with reality and, ironically, the media representation of certain health issues showed an opposite trend to that of the reality indicators. These findings call into question the responsibility of journalists in providing a complete and proportional representation of health concerns.

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