| Conference on the 'Crisis of Polling' at the Humphrey School February 27
Conference on the 'Crisis of Polling' at the Humphrey School February 27
Are pre-election polls accurate? Are they helpful or harmful? The Center for
the Study of Politics and Governance at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
will co-sponsor a conference on "The Crisis of Polling: The Accuracy, Reporting,
and Campaign Uses of Public Opinion Surveys" to address these questions
from noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday, February 27, in Cowles Auditorium.
The proliferation of polls, press preoccupation with polling, and the campaign
strategy of attacking pollsters have contributed to a sense among journalists
and many Americans that polls cannot be trusted. National experts on polling,
media coverage, and political campaigns will examine the central criticisms
of polling-the accuracy of polling, the media's coverage of polls, and their
use by election campaigns-in three separate discussions.
The first panel, which includes Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup
Poll, will focus on the accuracy of polling. The second panel with Tom
Rosenstiel and WCCO-TV anchor Don
Shelby will analyze the mis-reporting of polling. The final discussion,
which includes veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Tom Hamburger, political
consultant Tom Horner, and Professor Steve Shier, will look at polling and campaigning.
Additional conference sponsors include the Minnesota chapter of the Society
of Professional Journalists, Public
Opinion Quarterly, the American Association
for Public Opinion Research, and the University of Minnesota's Department
of Political Science.
The registration fee is $25. Click
here for the conference agenda and complete registration information or
call (612) 625-5340.
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