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Mobocracy

Hardcover • 2002 • English • 1. edition

Mobocracy: How the Media's Obsession with Polling Twists the News, Alters Elections, and Undermines Democracy

By Robinson, Matthew

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About the book

The media is lying to you... ...and it's using "public opinion" to keep you misinformed. Welcome to the world of Mobocracy—a place where opinion polls, wielded by a cynical, ideologically-driven press, distort the news and change opinion. It's a place where the fleeting whims of a largely ignorant populace are used to supplant thoughtful, reasonable debate, and where, all too often, pollsters and the art they practice are shrouded behind a cloudy curtain of clever wording, data manipulation, and...Show more

Public opinion and polls
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Public affairs / Lobbying

Book details

ISBN

9780761535829

Publisher

Prima Lifestyles

Published year

2002

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Mobocracy

Format

Hardcover

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