Tag Archives for Nate Silver
This Week in Review: The BBC’s scandals blow up, and WaPo’s changing of the guard
[This review was originally posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab on Nov. 16, 2012.] BBC’s problems continue to compound: The sexual abuse problems at the BBC boiled over this week, as a parallel scandal emerged: In the midst of criticism … Continue reading
This Week in Review: Twitter vs. TV on election night, and the significance of Nate Silver
[This review was originally posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab on Nov. 9, 2012.] Twitter vs. TV on election night: Just like virtually every other point in the campaign that led up to it, this week’s U.S. election brought record … Continue reading
This Week in Review: Truth and lies on Twitter during Sandy, and the pundits vs. Nate Silver
[This review was originally posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab on Nov. 2, 2012.] Twitter as both truth and lie generator: As Sandy finally dissipates, millions remain without power, heat, and transportation. The news-about-the-news crowd has moved on pretty quickly … Continue reading
Why political journalists can’t stand Nate Silver: The limits of journalistic knowledge
The more I think about the rift between political journalism and Nate Silver, the more it seems that it’s one that’s fundamentally an issue of epistemology — how journalists know what they know. Here’s why I think that’s the case. When … Continue reading