On the Media

Polls Are Stupid

Jul 10, 2015 · 49 min · 35.4 MB
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Bob dissects the media's sloppy and disingenuous use of polls to fill air time and manufacture conflict. Plus: how the Dominican press is covering a a looming humanitarian crisis there; blocking ad-blockers; DuckDuckGo; and more.

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