Constructing public opinion  how politicians & the media mispresent the public /  [videorecording] : 
 How politicians & the media mispresent the public  [videorecording] 
Media Education Foundation ; director, Susan Ericsson 
 - [Northampton, Mass.] :  Media Education Foundation,  2001 
 - 1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col.  12 cm. 
<br/><br/> Title from title screen  This video is based on Justin Lewi's book 
<br/><br/>Executive producer, Sut Jhally ; camera, Susan Ericsson and Kelly Garner  Executive producer, Sut Jhally ; camera, Susan Ericsson and Kelly Garner 
<br/><br/>Presenter: Justin Lewis 
<br/><br/> The media regularly use public opinion polls in their reporting of important news stories. But how exactly do they report them and to what end? In this interview, Professor Justin Lewis demonstrates the way in which polling data are themselves used by media to not just reflect what Americans think but instead to construct public opinion itself. The program provides a new way to think about the relationship between politics, media and the public 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label> RM664095 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public opinion<br/>Public opinion--United States<br/>Mass media and public opinion--United States<br/>Political psychology