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The Media and Their Use of Opinion Polls: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion

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The histories of mass media, public opinion and opinion polling have always been closely intertwined. Before the invention of scientific opinion polling, both political leaders and lay people used media coverage as a proxy for public opinion, while in addition and after the invention of opinion polling, the media’s use of opinion polls has become an important part of their coverage of politics in general and of election campaigns in particular.

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  • Public Opinion
  • News Medium
  • Opinion Poll
  • Direct Democracy
  • Election Campaign

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Strömbäck, J. (2012). The Media and Their Use of Opinion Polls: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion. In: Holtz-Bacha, C., Strömbäck, J. (eds) Opinion Polls and the Media. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230374959_1

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