Opinion Polls and the Media: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion

Book Overview

List of Tables and Figures Note on the Contributors The Media and their Use of Opinion Polls: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion; J.Str?mb?ck PART I: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES Public Opinion and Opinion Polling: A Complex Relationship; S.Splichal Regulation of Opinion Polls: A Comparative Perspective; T.Petersen Methodological Trends and Controversies in the Media's Use of Opinion Polls; M.Traugott PART II: THE MEDIA'S PUBLICATION OF OPINION POLLS Opinion Polls and the Media in Germany: A Productive but Critical Relationship; C.Holtz-Bacha Opinion Polls and the Media in the United States; K.Francovic Opinion Polls and the Media in Brazil; F.Biroli, L.F.Miguel & F.Ferreira Mota Opinion Polls and the Media in Australia; S.Mills & R.Tiffen Opinion Polls and the Media in South Africa; R.Mattes The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Public Opinion Polling in Taiwan; L.Willnat, Ven-hwei Lo & A.Aw PART III: EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PUBLISHED OPINION POLLS Attitudinal and Behavioural Consequences of Published Opinion Polls; P.Moy & E.M.Rinke Published Opinion Polls, Strategic Party Behaviour, and News Management; J.Str?mb?ck Opinion Polls, the Media and the Political System; C.Holtz-Bacha Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134932664X
• ISBN13: 9781349326648
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"