POLITICS 01/17/2019 03:21 pm ET If a "poll" doesn't control who takes it and how many times they do so, it's not really a poll. By Ariel Edwards-Levy Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, promised an IT company tens of thousands of dollars to influence online reader polls ― like the ones conducted on the Drudge Report ― in Trump’s favor, according to The Wall Street Journal. The results of those polls were often regurgitated by media outlets, conservative figures like Sean Hannity and Trump himself. That Cohen was able to cook up such a plan highlights the glaring problems with reader polls, and why — as we’ve written previously — they shouldn’t be confused with real surveys. Scientific polling, whether conducted by phone, using an online panel, or in some other fashion, is fundamentally designed to be representative. It relies on some mix of sampling (choosing who’s selected to take the … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen’s Effort To Rig Reader ‘Polls’ Shows Exactly Why They Mean Nothing
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Monitor Your Children’s Texting: MCWD’s Reader On “Raising Happy Children And Providing Safe Childhoods”
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed a reader titled “Raising Happy Children and Providing Safe Childhoods”, providing advisory guidelines for parents, teachers and the community at large, to protect children from being involved in delinquent behavior through early detection, counselling and positive engagement. The reader draws upon basic principles laid down in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.“Young children experience their world through their relationships with parents, teachers, peers and other caregivers. Therefore, there is a need to create a warm, loving and nurturing environment where their physical, emotional and spiritual needs are recognized and honored by their family, school and community so as to allow them to reach their full potential,” a press-release issued by the Ministry stated.The Reader is divided into three parts. Part-I functions as an advisory for parents, … [Read more...] about Monitor Your Children’s Texting: MCWD’s Reader On “Raising Happy Children And Providing Safe Childhoods”
Writing For Screen Readers: Start At The Top And Stay There
Thanks to Robert Dubose, who has been kind enough to share his tips on writing for that new, rewired animal, the screen reader. He ought to know.He wrote the book on the subject. We learned about using headings to communicate your argument.We learned about giving readers that mental ease they need by chunking complex information together and providing regular breaks in the page.Now, the last installment, which is less aesthetically oriented. Interestingly, it comes back to good compositional technique.From Robert DuboseUsability studies show that readers are far more likely to read the first sentence of a paragraph than the remainder. That makes it even more important to put your main points at the beginning of paragraphs.The rest of the sentences in a paragraph should support the main point. As appellate lawyers, we need to list all our support. It is ok if some judges do not read all of the support. If they agree with your main point, they might not need it.But … [Read more...] about Writing For Screen Readers: Start At The Top And Stay There
Hey! Pay Attention! (Writing For Screen Readers)
this link.(I told you not to. That song is lodged in my head like a blood clot now.)And don't shuffle your itunes player.And don't check your Netflix cue.And don't think about the Facebook updates.I'm trying to keep your attention here.According to Matthew Butterick, my most valuable resource as a writer is reader attention. And the problem is you're a screen reader.You've got lots of options other than reading this blog--as wondrously entertaining as it is.And the judges reading your e-brief are increasingly screen readers too. They have a lot of options more engaging than reading your page upon page of unbroken text on the subtleties of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine or the Dormant Commerce Clause.Are these screen readers any different? If so, how do you engage them? How do you keep them? How do you write for them? As with typography, I went straight to the expert.Because that's how we roll here at the Appellate Record.My friend, Robert Dubose, has written a paper and spoken on the … [Read more...] about Hey! Pay Attention! (Writing For Screen Readers)
Top 5 Ways to Write a Better Online Legal Article: How to Maximize Readers
To stand out online, attorneys need to make the shift to writing for a digital platform. This can be a daunting challenge for an attorney who has written thousands of documents in their career, but not necessarily for legal consumers in an online environment. To help with the transition, it’s helpful to understand the goals of online legal articles: 1) to promote your firm and its’ attorneys as experts and 2) to connect with prospective clients when they may be looking for your expertise. Here are five quick formatting suggestions that help attorneys maximize readership of their online articles:1.) Pick a Topic That’s Trending in the Media Legal consumers look for content online in order to address situations currently confronting them and to proactively manage risks. As court decisions and legislation are changing daily, writing on current news will ensure that you are choosing a “hot topic.” Generally, it is important to write within a few days of the … [Read more...] about Top 5 Ways to Write a Better Online Legal Article: How to Maximize Readers