LA Times closes polling operation

The Los Angeles Times Poll is now defunct after 31 years.

• "The Times' last survey, done in conjunction with its recent partner, Bloomberg News, was released nine days ago. Cleanup’s followed, and today is the final day for the polling staff, including the paper’s polling director, Susan Pinkus, and associate director, Jill Darling."...via Lucianne.com

Media polls are often used to promote certain opinions, so this is a tiny bit of good news. Hopefully more of this will follow. (sm)

• Reference: Baseball expert instructs political media in use of polls;
• Opinion becomes apparent news via polls.
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