--- description: The media should stop reporting on polls, industries should crowdsource their tech and more. title: The Media Should Stop Reporting on Polls image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Media Should Stop Reporting on Polls by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 11, 2016 5:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 11, 2016 5:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**The media should stop reporting on polls.**](https://points.datasociety.net/media-end-reporting-on-polls-c9b5df705b7f#.rc5sgdx3j "undefined") By danah boyd in Points **2\.** [**Netflix crowdsourced some of its tech. These industries should do the same.**](https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/10/5-industries-that-should-take-a-cue-from-netflix-and-crowdsource-parts-of-its-tech/ "undefined") By Devin Guan in TechCrunch **3\.** [**In China, you can order up bite-sized English lessons via chat.**](https://www.techinasia.com/china-yoli-startup-american-founders "undefined") By Eva Xiao in TechInAsia **4\.** [**Bees are dying. This bee sperm bank could save them — and agriculture.**](http://civileats.com/2016/11/02/a-new-sperm-bank-for-honeybees-could-save-agriculture/ "undefined") By Taryn Phaneuf in Civil Eats **5\.** [**Can schools make students more successful by connecting with their parents — at work?**](https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2016/10/27/engaging-parents-education-school-work/ "undefined") By Ariela Rozman, Timothy Daly and David Keeling at the Brookings Institution  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4567865/the-media-should-stop-reporting-on-polls/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4567865/the-media-should-stop-reporting-on-polls/"},"headline":"The Media Should Stop Reporting on Polls","datePublished":"2016-11-11T17:00:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:59:20.016Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/4567865/the-media-should-stop-reporting-on-polls/","keywords":["Innovation","Bees","Education","Technology","language","Polling"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4567865/the-media-should-stop-reporting-on-polls/","name":"The Media Should Stop Reporting on Polls"}}]}] ```