Opinion polls and the media reflecting and shaping public opinion / edited by Christina Holtz-Bacha, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany and Jesper Strömbäck, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.

Other author Holtz-Bacha, Christina.
Other author Strömbäck, Jesper.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionxv, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Machine generated contents note: -- 1. The Media and Their Use of Opinion Polls: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion / Jesper Strömbäck -- PART I: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES -- 2. Public Opinion and Opinion Polling: Contradictions and Controversies / Slavko Splichal -- 3. Regulation of Opinion Polls: A Comparative Perspective / Thomas Petersen -- 4. Methodological Trends and Controversies in the Media's Use of Opinion Polls / Michael Traugott -- PART II: THE MEDIA'S PUBLICATION OF OPINION POLLS -- 5. Opinion Polls and the Media in Germany: A Productive but Critical Relationship / Christina Holtz-Bacha -- 6. Opinion Polls and the Media in the United States / Kathleen A. Frankovic -- 7. Opinion Polls and the Media in Brazil / Flávia Biroli, Luis Felipe Miguel and Fernanda Ferreira Mota -- 8. Opinion Polls and the Media in Australia / Stephen Mills and Rodney Tiffen -- 9. Opinion Polls and the Media in South Africa / Robert Mattes -- 10. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Public Opinion Polling in Taiwan / Lars Willnat, Ven-hwei Lo & Annette Aw -- PART III: EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PUBLISHED OPINION POLLS -- 11. Attitudinal and Behavioral Consequences of Published Opinion Polls / Patricia Moy & Eike Mark Rinke -- 12. Published Opinion Polls, Strategic Party Behavior, and News Management / Jesper Strömbäck -- 13. Polls, Media and the Political System / Christina Holtz-Bacha -- Index.
Abstract "A collection of original essays drawing together international research on the media's use of opinion polls, covering both theoretical and methodological approaches"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 278-280) and index.
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LCCN 2012009529
ISBN9780230278899 (hbk.)

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