Political Mummery and Journalism
I watch Insiders most Sunday mornings and generally speaking find it a easily consumed form of political commentary. This week left me shaking my head a little for they decided that they'd do a summary of the months polls. Now this activity I don't actually have a problem with but the way it was introduced and spoken about, that I did have a problem with. Before I launch into it, my issue was with the flipancy with which it was done. If it was worth investigating and discussing then do it properly. The end result really told me nothing. Sorry if you are offshore, I'm not sure if ABC allows non-local ISP to view video. The Poll of Polls segment was introduced with the statement; 'While single polls are not meaningless, they're not particularly meaningful either.' This grabbed my attention. It sounded somewhat like that old comment we'd hear at university ... 'Shit in ... Shit out'. How meaningful are the trends to come from polls that are app...