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Evaluating Reports. Media Reports. How are Media Articles on Polls and Surveys Written ?. Journalists are taught to write media articles in a particular style. Learning about this style enables a reader to find specific information easily and quickly. Article.
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Evaluating Reports Media Reports
How are Media Articles on Polls and Surveys Written ? • Journalists are taught to write media articles in a particular style. Learning about this style enables a reader to find specific information easily and quickly.
How is a typical media report on a poll or survey organised? 1. The main finding of the survey • What is it? • Where in the article is it located?
2. Who funded (commissioned) this survey? • Why do you think this survey was carried out?-what is its purpose?-who are the target group?
2. Who funded (commissioned) this survey? Funded by the Herald to highlight the road toll statistics and bad driving habits
3.Method: • Who was the sampled group? • Who conducted the survey? Sample size • Random/self-selection/man-in-street Telephone/on-line/face-to-face/posted • Margin of error: Date:
3.Method: Method: Random selection of 750 households using random digit dialling, phone interview
4. Questions • Where located –in graphic/ in text/ both ? • Are the questions clearly stated? • Can they be inferred from reading the text?
5. Summary of results • Where located?-e.g. graphic/ text/ both
6.Comment from an expert • Who was the expert(s) consulted in this report?
6. Comment from an expert Comment by an expert: National Road Policing Manager Superintendent Paula Rose
7. Links to other studies/surveys? • What other links are made?-do they seem appropriate?
7. Links to other studies/surveys? Links to other studies/surveys?: Road toll statistics
8. Any other information? • Is there any other information not yet highlighted?-How would you describe it?
Read this report with a critical eye. • Comment on 2 good aspects • Comment on 2 concerns
Read this report with a critical eye. • Comment on 2 good aspects • random sampling, • low margin of error, • Comment on 2 concerns • limited options given for response-e.g. alcohol and not wearing a seat-belt not included so offenders could answer “perfect” driver”-is anyone “perfect”?, age-group results missing in the graphic.
Are there aspects of this report which you are unfamiliar with?
Address the distinction between • target population , • sample frame • the sample group
Address the distinction between • target population • adult drivers in NZ, • sample frame • households with a landline phone, • the sample group • 500 NZ drivers
Did you notice? • the method is in the fine print under the graphic.
Margin of Error • It is connected with sampling variability and will be dealt with in detail later in the course.