Pollster Halts Work With Channel 12 News After Election Survey Failures
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Pollster Mano Geva has stopped working with Channel 12 News on election surveys due to significant errors in his latest poll compared to the actual results. The decision comes after criticism of the inaccurate projections. In a separate incident, news anchor Danny Kushmaro apologized on air for previous remarks about Ofakim residents.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Pollster Mano Geva suspended work with Channel 12 News after election survey errors.
- Geva's election night poll showed significant differences from the final vote count.
- Channel 12 News faced criticism for the inaccuracies in the poll.
- News anchor Danny Kushmaro apologized on air for past remarks about Ofakim residents.
Pollster Mano Geva, head of the 'Midgam' research institute, has suspended his collaboration with Channel 12 News on political surveys and election polls. This significant decision follows the substantial discrepancies between Geva's election night poll and the final vote count results. The media outlet faced considerable criticism for these inaccuracies, prompting the halt in joint work on this specific area.
Separately, news anchor Danny Kushmaro publicly apologized during a broadcast for remarks he made last week concerning residents of the city of Ofakim. Kushmaro expressed his regret for the statements, aiming to quell the public outcry they generated.
