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TV company make some changes to a sex survey, but not enough to make it useful and unbiased
It's pretty common for journalists to throw together slapdash surveys to inform or underpin stories/programmes. And it's equally common for social scientists like me to be irritated by this bad practice. Usually feedback to improve surveys is ignored, but here's an example where it seems like journalists did pay attention - and improved their practice.
Also posted in Surveys/questionnaires Comments closed
Journalists who run bad and biased surveys beware! Your audience is starting to speak out against shoddy practice
A UK television show has been caught out running a dodgy survey. This blog talks about why the survey was duff, the ramifications of such bad research, and explains how such slipshod practice is very easily avoided.
Also posted in Breasts, Surveys/questionnaires Comments closed
Sky TV’s understanding of ‘psychology’ and ‘relationships’
Here's an invitation to appear in a new TV series on sex and relationships. Not everyone's impressed with the research. See for yourself and decide if this advert would make you want to expose your relationship on TV.
Also posted in Expert(s), Psychology/psychologist Comments closed
Sex and science stuff 23/11/09
What's new in the world of sex and science this week? This week we're talking prostitution, sex blogging, genital surgery and a review of Chlamydia Screening.
Also posted in Ethics, Expert(s), Psychology/psychologist, Research, Sex and science stuff, Talks and events, Vulva Comments closed
How television constructs sex – an evolving case study of a prime time sex series