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This month in Public Opinion Pros:
Terrorism and the Media
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FEATURES
The Threat of International Terrorism after 9/11: News Coverage and Public Perceptions
By Brigitte L. Nacos, Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, and Robert Y. Shapiro
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President Bush and others in the administration have benefited from the generous media coverage of their terror alerts and threat assessments. (more)
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Response and Revenge: Terror, Counterterror, and Intolerance
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Bethany Barratt and Christian Erickson |
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Spikes in hate crimes and discrimination toward Arab Americans occur after violent events that claim American lives, even if the link to immigrants, or to terrorism, is unclear. (more) |
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Public Opinion: An Ambiguous Reality? A Quick Tour of “the Classics”
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Esteban Lopez-Escobar |
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Even the most enthusiastic apologists of public opinion occasionally soften their enthusiasm, recognizing in it a certain frailty. (more) |
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FROM THE FIELD
Worth The Cost? A Research Note on Optical Mark Read Technology and Response Rates
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Berwood Yost, Christina Abbott, Jennifer Harding, and Jamie Markel |
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Despite the OMR survey’s acceptable response rate and 100 percent data entry accuracy, respondent error in completing the OMR form was a severe limitation. (more)
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DEPARTMENTS |
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From the Editor |
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Harry Potter—Naked!!
By Lisa Ferraro Parmelee |
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Columns |
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From the Heartland
By Stephen Earl Bennett |
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In Print |
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"Torture" or "Abuse"? Avoiding the T-Word
By Brigitte L. Nacos and Oscar Torres-Reyna |
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An excerpt from Fueling Our Fears: Stereotyping, Media Coverage, and Public Opinion of Muslim Americans. (more) |
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