NY Times CBS News Poll: DEREK JETER MOST POPULAR PLAYER IN US

Headline was about Arod but fine print is more fun wherein the Jeter news lies:

• "The most popular baseball player today is Rodriguez’s teammate Derek Jeter, who was volunteered by 12 percent of fans as their favorite." (CBS news article discussing NY Times/CBS News poll).

Fun with media polls--which they take using their own criteria then try to make certain results into NEWS. (ie A tried and true method.). Both articles about this poll had a headline saying there was little public support for Arod (in the poll that was persons reached on random phone calls 429 of whom said they were baseball fans). Along with all the Arod questions, they asked who their favorite player was, and more people identified Derek Jeter than anyone else. But--that item did not make the headline.

• CBS News mentioned the Jeter item in their story, but the NY Times did not.

The CBS version has a link to the questions asked.

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