The Los Angeles Times is releasing its first ever online poll, a snapshot of residents in our community and their thoughts about their neighborhoods, and the advantages and disadvantages of living here. … Phone polls have long been considered the standard, but the polling industry is in flux. Some of […] Read more »
We Need Smartphones! (And All the Latest Stuff)
The modern digital revolution, begun in the 1980s, now dominates Americans’ lives—down to the ways they communicate, work, learn, and shop. A startling 69 percent of Americans said that having the latest technology is “total[ly] necessary” to their lives, according to the results of the most recent Heartland Monitor Poll. […] Read more »
Campaign polls are still variable. Votes are still predictable.
The heat of a presidential campaign is always a delicate time for the relationship between political scientists and political journalists. While there’s been more dialogue and understanding between these two types of analysts in recent years (much of it prompted by the ease of communication between the two worlds on […] Read more »
Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at Historical Low
Four in 10 Americans say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This ties the historical lows on this measure set in 2014 and 2012. Prior to 2004, slight majorities of Americans […] Read more »
New data show Trump fever breaking
Donald Trump looked tired after a grueling Republican debate. He might not be alone. After a summer of spectacle and saturation coverage, signs are accumulating that, for the public and the media, the onset of Trump fatigue has begun. Mentions of Trump on both television and radio have been trending […] Read more »
You can blame CNN (and the news media) if childhood vaccinations go down
There were a lot of half-truths and out-right falsehoods peddled at CNN’s Republican debate Wednesday night, but perhaps the most damaging among them was the assertion by Donald Trump that childhood vaccinations cause autism, and others’ skepticism about the safety of the vaccine schedule set out by the American Academy […] Read more »