I don't agree at all about U.S. actions and policy in regard to Israel. There are a lot more people than kids who are protesting. But I'll leave it at that.
Polls don't need to be specifically rigged or their data hacked. That is, any desired results can be obtained by the phrasing of questions and the choice of media and demographics. Fo…
I don't agree at all about U.S. actions and policy in regard to Israel. There are a lot more people than kids who are protesting. But I'll leave it at that.
Polls don't need to be specifically rigged or their data hacked. That is, any desired results can be obtained by the phrasing of questions and the choice of media and demographics. For instance, simply doing polls by phone, either cell or landline, inevitably skews results a lot. Just that one parameter changes everything, let alone the cross-section of numbers called. Deliberate cheating isn't required.
And yes, news outlets of all kinds, whether Fox or MSNBC, continually leave out, "the rest of the story." It's a matter of time/space constraints and editorial policy.
I understand. The policy should be changed, but .....I was just thinking how ugly W Bush was & then the Orange creature slithered in from the swamp. What if all the other countries held that against us forever?
You are correct about the phrasing. It could be flawed in exactly the ways you listed.
Yes, Denise.....it has to be hard to get the whole story in. One of my complaints is that they overdo it on some things & completely ignore other important stories. For example, we haven't heard enough about how Trump let 5000 Taliban prisoners go in Afghanistan & what has happened since. He was such a weakling he just let them go without any concessions. It was pathetic & shows what a loser he truly is.
If I had to make a bet, I'd say that many other countries have been distrustful of the U.S. since Ronnie Raygun. Then there was GWB and his lies. Even worse under Rump, of course. But now, though Biden has been more stable, there's the carnage in Gaza, which the U.S. is aiding, and many other countries are rightly criticizing. Then Rump is promising to throw another rock in the pond if he gets back in. No wonder this country has lost the moral high ground and can no longer be counted on, on the world stage.
As for getting the whole story, as I mentioned, much depends on audience demographics and editorial policy. It's all about what will appeal and gain the most ratings/views/clicks. It usually has very little to do with the actual content of a given story. I say this as someone who was in publishing for almost 20 years.
I don't agree at all about U.S. actions and policy in regard to Israel. There are a lot more people than kids who are protesting. But I'll leave it at that.
Polls don't need to be specifically rigged or their data hacked. That is, any desired results can be obtained by the phrasing of questions and the choice of media and demographics. For instance, simply doing polls by phone, either cell or landline, inevitably skews results a lot. Just that one parameter changes everything, let alone the cross-section of numbers called. Deliberate cheating isn't required.
And yes, news outlets of all kinds, whether Fox or MSNBC, continually leave out, "the rest of the story." It's a matter of time/space constraints and editorial policy.
I understand. The policy should be changed, but .....I was just thinking how ugly W Bush was & then the Orange creature slithered in from the swamp. What if all the other countries held that against us forever?
You are correct about the phrasing. It could be flawed in exactly the ways you listed.
Yes, Denise.....it has to be hard to get the whole story in. One of my complaints is that they overdo it on some things & completely ignore other important stories. For example, we haven't heard enough about how Trump let 5000 Taliban prisoners go in Afghanistan & what has happened since. He was such a weakling he just let them go without any concessions. It was pathetic & shows what a loser he truly is.
If I had to make a bet, I'd say that many other countries have been distrustful of the U.S. since Ronnie Raygun. Then there was GWB and his lies. Even worse under Rump, of course. But now, though Biden has been more stable, there's the carnage in Gaza, which the U.S. is aiding, and many other countries are rightly criticizing. Then Rump is promising to throw another rock in the pond if he gets back in. No wonder this country has lost the moral high ground and can no longer be counted on, on the world stage.
As for getting the whole story, as I mentioned, much depends on audience demographics and editorial policy. It's all about what will appeal and gain the most ratings/views/clicks. It usually has very little to do with the actual content of a given story. I say this as someone who was in publishing for almost 20 years.