Political Science 411: Public Opinion and the Media

M.D. Cobb


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In the News:

ACORN DID IT!

 

No Wilder Effect....

 

 


Course Syllabus

Assigned Readings

Lecture Notes

Additional Course Readings Available Via the NCSU library on-line reserve


Extra Credit on-line Course


Sources for Polling Data

Pollster.com (this site has a very extensive list of polling data sites)

FiveThirtyEight

Rasmussen reports

CBS Polls

Transatlantic Trends Poll

Terrorism Poll

NY Times Poll Index

Pew Polls

Polling Report

Washington Post Polling

 

Polling Methodology Articles/Journals

Survey Practice

response rate calculator

2004 Exit Polling Errors

Sources of Error in Reporting/Election Polling

Response Rates

Cell-Phones

What is a Push Poll

A code of ethics for pollsters

 

Worth Keeping

Horse-Race Coverage

Military Views about the War in Iraq

Not Dead, Yet....

Iraqi Civilian Casualties

US Military Casualties

Coverage of US casualties

Psychologists Explain the Perception of Bias Problem

Short on Facts; Long on Judgment!

Other Media and Polling links (some are redundant)