REPORTING WITH SURVEY DATA: POINTERS & PITFALLS

When it comes to idea generation and writing, polling data can spark research questions and story ideas. Highlighting this trend would be a data-centric way for a local reporter to justify a story focusing on young people in their community. [...]there has been rapid growth in inexpensive online pol...

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Published inInvestigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. The IRE Journal Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 26 - 29
Main Authors Keeter, Scott, Schaeffer, Katherine
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia Investigative Reporters & Editors 01.07.2024
Subjects
Asian Americans
Election results
Journalists
Polls & surveys
Presidential elections
Public opinion
Reporters
Research centers
Sampling error
Voters
Young adults
United States > US
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Summary:When it comes to idea generation and writing, polling data can spark research questions and story ideas. Highlighting this trend would be a data-centric way for a local reporter to justify a story focusing on young people in their community. [...]there has been rapid growth in inexpensive online polling that uses opt- in sampling, where people may volunteer to participate in exchange for money or other rewards. Greater use of address-based sampling and multimodal data collection are among the ways pollsters are trying to improve the representativeness of their samples.
ISSN:0164-7016
2169-3781