Beyond the Headlines: An Open Forum with Leading Researchers and Journalists

MRIA Ottawa Chapter, June 14, 2012

  1. Open forum discussing intersection of reseach and media under way in #Ottawa. Tweets with #MRIA or #MRX ow.ly/bA6Bf
  2. Michael Adams takes the podium at Beyond the Headlines - he'll provide some context for us today ow.ly/bA6T0 #MRIA #mrx
  3. 1983 did research and wrote stories - that is hard to believe today #mria
  4. Pollsters have role in telling Cdns about ourselves - an extension of democracy #mria
  5. Frank Graves about to speak his mind on data, polls, media and public use of same #mria #mrx
  6. Minimize distance betw final poll and actual results - equals "Canada's best pollster" #mria
  7. Humour and research - together for a few short minutes at #mria
  8. Our 4th speaker, Eric Grenier @308dotcom gets ready to share his views on polling, data and projections #mria #media
  9. Polls do help speak truth to power; what Cdns think in public domain not just internal political polling #mria
  10. Last but not least: Greg Lyle will dive into Alberta 2012 elxn stories - 20 minutes to break, then on to open panel discussion :) #mria #mrx
  11. And now: Panel! @jbellerose to moderate open conversation of 5 distinguished panelists and attendees ow.ly/bA887 #mria #mrx #media
  12. Mandatory voting may be more important than proportional representation for best democratic measure? What do you think? #mria
  13. Information and influence. Horse-race vs policy - public pays attn to race. #mria
  14. Seat projections are quite possible to come up with quite accurately despite "first-past-post" #mria
  15. Importance of reputation. Reputation of data provider and storyteller matters now and may become more so #mria
  16. Another model option: Pollsters as publishers - direct reationship to audience. No filter, no intermediary. "Crowdfund" research #mria
  17. Model: today - media coverage creates ubiquity that can drive commercial business - brand building aspect #mria
  18. But upside may depend on scope / size of research house #mria
  19. ... And it may be also what specialization of research house is. #mria
  20. Industry-wide reputational issue has to be coordinated at nat'l level. do we have a need for #mria to be/find credible spokesperson?
  21. Pollsters and media both lost some skin in Alberta elxn. Is this a model opportunity? Can a better collaborative partnership result? #mria
  22. Beyond the Headlines is a wrap. Thanks to all participants for deep diving on the intersection of #mrx and #media. #mria

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