by Gordon Hensley | May 1, 2014 | Campaign 2014, Journalism Standards, polling
It’s well known that its harder than ever to complete a live phone call survey, and takes an increasing amount of time and money to query a requisite number of cell phone users in the ultimate sample. And with the preponderance of IVR robo-polls and...
by Gordon Hensley | Oct 10, 2013 | Journalism Standards
Before a news organization runs with a story that can affect the course of a major political campaign, much less one’s reputation, they need to have the facts nailed down. And when the facts are wrong, the media outlet deserves to be skewered and held...
by Gordon Hensley | May 20, 2010 | Campaign 2010, Journalism Standards |
The New York Times’ initial story about Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal’s Vietnam exaggeration scandal is an abysmal effort from the standpoint of accuracy and context. The situation developed when the Times reported that Blumenthal had repeatedly...
