You don’t need to look much farther than Founding Father Thomas Jefferson to get a taste for the polarity Americans feel about the media. Back in the days of quill pens, in 1786 Jefferson wrote: “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” But two decades …
New Survey: Floridians express tension, concern for the First Amendment Read More »
As Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee for a special session on property insurance and more, they do so with a pretty clear message from constituents: “Fix it (if you can).” This is the resounding takeaway from our December 2-5 survey of Florida voters, conducted to get a better sense of how residents – homeowners in …
Floridians on property insurance special session: deep support, but low expectations Read More »
Sachs Media took a different approach to watching Thursday night’s last presidential debate – through an analysis of the words spoken by each candidate and the amount of time each controlled. The debate, widely lauded for its relative civility compared to the first mostly blustering and bombastic one, is also notable for the even distribution …
The first Karen meme I saw was shared by a meme-obsessed millennial, who in no way would I have otherwise considered a harbinger of cultural intelligence. Turns out, he’s a disease vector of memes – he functions to be infected by and then expose others to memes, a Typhoid Mary for the internet age. The …
When are facts no longer facts? Apparently, when they’re run through the filter of our own political biases. That’s the inescapable conclusion of an enlightening, if somewhat discouraging, survey by Sachs Media Group. Our Breakthrough Research division asked almost 1,900 Florida voters their view of how the state’s economy has fared over the last eight …
Perception vs. Reality: How Our Political Biases Affect How We See the World Read More »
As the FBI wraps up its investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in advance of an expected confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate, many Florida voters have already made up their minds on the matter. According to a Sachs Media Group survey of 1,200 Florida voters conducted October 1-2, …
Floridians on Kavanaugh: The Partisanship of Certainty Read More »
As I’ve gotten older, the meaning of Father’s Day for me has continually evolved. With each passing celebration, I become more deeply aware of just how fortunate I have been. I learned how to be a father from a wise, loving dad. Because he owned a store, he worked almost all the time, but he …
Father’s Day: A time for the heart … and some numbers Read More »
Most Florida voters say they feel better off than five years ago and trust local government more than any other level of government, a recent survey reveals. Though far from a majority, more voters surveyed offered up legalizing marijuana than any other issue as the top action they’d like to see the Legislature take. Those …
Those of us over age 35 have almost surely thought: “Thank goodness there was no social media when I was ___ ( fill in your age)” … but probably not for the reasons I’m concerned with today. Sure, we didn’t have to live in fear of being tagged in compromising pictures. We didn’t have to …
Sharing too soon: posting means political entrenchment Read More »
First, my grandpa would lose his keys. That’s pretty normal. Then came the more telling signs – getting lost in hallways and in conversations. Then he washed important documents that had been kept in the dishwasher. That really upset my grandma, who assumed the papers were safe there since he hadn’t used the dishwasher in …
On National Alzheimer’s Day, Get Lost in Numbers Read More »