Stark difference in how polls about the govt are interpreted
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The population's satisfaction rating of 91 per cent suddenly reduced to 52 per cent: what's going on?
How can a poll be presented so differently in the different media as the latest Suan Dusit poll was?
According to National News Bureau, it showed that more than 91 per cent of respondents were content with the NCPO.
The Nation and other news outlets read the findings the same way, but one of the most influential media outlets had just 52 per cent satisfied. Who is presenting the correct version?
Are some media outlets showing their true face? Can we, the readers, really rely on the media to give us the facts and nothing but the facts? Is this an example of “groomed” facts, that also shows that some outlets have a political agenda?
A Johnsen
Bangkok
