Daily News reports on results of philly.com "Web poll" as if it is news. It's not.

Dry town Ocean City, NJ is debating whether or not to allow BYOBs. The Philadelphia Daily News should be debating whether a philly.com "web poll" on the town's alcohol laws constitutes news.

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Daily News reports on results of philly.com “Web poll” as if it is news. It's not.

POSTED: Saturday, July 2, 2011, 1:51 PM
Filed Under: Media | News

Dry town Ocean City, New Jersey is debating whether or not to allow BYOBs. The Philadelphia Daily News should be debating whether a philly.com “web poll” on the town’s alcohol laws constitutes news. It doesn’t.

Online polls are a stupid gimmick with zero scientific credibility. But writing an article about it — “In Web poll on O.C. booze ban, 36% say it makes the town a 'safer, cleaner resort'" — really strains credulity. What say you, People Paper? You are a fine, Pulitzer Prize-winning publication: why did you run this as news?

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