(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . American University School of Communication on The Conversation [1] ['Aram Sinnreich', 'Bill Gentile', 'Caty Borum Chattoo', 'Charles Lewis', 'Chelsea Butkowski', 'Chris Palmer', 'Emily L. Blout', 'Ericka Menchen-Trevino', 'Filippo Trevisan', 'Joseph Graf'] Date: 2024-11-15 13:35:04+00:00 Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images November 15, 2024 Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race With a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some US pollsters did better, but a Brazilian pollster did the best. Bettmann/Getty Images October 8, 2024 ‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting The New York Times, dismayed by wayward polls in the 1952 presidential race, sent teams of reporters across the country to assess public opinion in the 1956 campaign. Its effort was no rousing success. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images October 2, 2024 Why CNN is changing up its polling for 2024 Polls help set the public’s expectations in a presidential race. In 2020, presidential polls overall were the worst in 40 years. No misfire was more striking than CNN’s. Will CNN do better in 2024? Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images September 27, 2024 Prepare your social media for the election − 3 tips to stay sane and connected without being overwhelmed An impending election doesn’t mean that people have to avoid social media altogether. When used wisely, it can still be an important source for political information and an outlet to express opinions. Bettmann/Contributor July 8, 2024 One memorable speech can turn around a faltering campaign − how Nixon did it with his ‘Checkers’ talk Facing an uproar over use of a private fund to cover expenses, vice presidential candidate Sen. Richard Nixon invoked the family dog, Checkers, to salvage his political career in 1952. AP June 26, 2024 What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t match first reactions in 1960 While people now reflect on how or whether Nixon’s sweaty, haggard appearance during the debate cost him the election, the view in 1960 was that the debate was a draw. Michael Swensen/Getty Images February 12, 2024 Early polls can offer some insight into candidates’ weak points – but are extremely imprecise Imprecision in election polling has long been recognized. But advance polls are still useful in recognizing trends in voter preferences, and candidates’ weak points. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File October 6, 2023 Often in error but still seductive: Why we can’t quit election polls The unusual candidacy of former President Donald Trump has made election polling especially appealing, more than a year from the election. But consumers beware: Those polls may be wrong. AP Photo/Charles Krupa November 17, 2022 Some midterm polls were on-target – but finding which pollsters and poll aggregators to believe can be challenging Polling for the 2022 midterms was more accurate than the dramatically wrong predictions of 2016 and 2020, leading one pollster to boast, ‘The death of polling has been greatly exaggerated.’ AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty October 24, 2022 With memories of embarrassments still fresh, election pollsters face big tests in 2022 midterm elections Will some polls misfire in prominent races in the 2022 midterms? Probably. Will such errors be eye-catching? In some cases, perhaps. Will the news media continue to tout polls? Undoubtedly. George Tames/New York Times Co./Getty Images June 14, 2022 Woodward and Bernstein didn’t bring down a president in Watergate – but the myth that they did lives on Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward broke stories about the Watergate scandal that helped unravel Richard Nixon’s presidency. But they were not the sole force to bring him down. AP Photo/Nick Ut, File June 2, 2022 50 years after ‘Napalm Girl,’ myths distort the reality behind a horrific photo of the Vietnam War and exaggerate its impact The ‘Napalm Girl’ photo is much more than powerful evidence of war’s indiscriminate effects on civilians. It also shows how false assertions can get traction in the media. AP Photo/John Minchillo August 30, 2021 Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts Addressing American domestic radicalism will require new ways of thinking about the nation’s problems, and new ways of solving them. Tom Pennington/Getty Images July 20, 2021 Election polls in 2020 produced ‘error of unusual magnitude,’ expert panel finds, without pinpointing cause A task force of polling experts found surveys notably understated support for Donald Trump, both nationally and at the state level. Here’s what may have gone wrong, according to a polling historian. Chris McGrath/Getty Images May 20, 2021 Survey experts have yet to figure out what caused the most significant polling error in 40 years in Trump-Biden race Stung by their failure to accurately predict the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, pollsters collectively went off to figure out what went wrong. They have yet to figure out what or why. Bettmann via Getty Images April 2, 2021 60 years after Bay of Pigs, New York Times role – and myth – made clear The New York Times gave in to White House pressure and did not publish crucial information about an impending US-backed invasion of Cuba. It’s an old story, much repeated – but it’s wrong. Xinhua/Liu Jie via Getty Images February 5, 2021 Impeachment trial: Research spanning decades shows language can incite violence Language affects behavior. When words champion aggression, make violence acceptable and embolden audiences to action, incidents like the insurrection at the Capitol are the result. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images January 15, 2021 Kata-kata dari mulut Trump adalah amunisi yang mempersenjatai serangan di Capitol Setiap kata punya konsekuensi. Penelitian beberapa dekade mendukung argumen bahwa pidato Trump kemungkinan besar mendorong massa pendukungnya sehingga terjadi pemberontakan di gedung Capitol AS. 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