Nate Silver
In defense of polling
Pollsters have been popular pinatas this week for "missing" the Trump movement. But many of…
Here’s the storyline behind The Washington Post’s Storyline
When Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron congratulated the team of writers and editors behind…
Nate Silver: Pulitzer-winning newspapers aren’t immune to circulation losses
FiveThirtyEight A newspaper's Pulitzer Prize count has very little effect on its circulation losses, Nate…
What it takes to create a new kind of journalism
During the night, I tossed and turned over this question: What does it take to…
Why journalism startups should look past traditional talent pools
The launch of Nate Silver's new, ESPN-funded version of FiveThirtyEight is here, with its data-centric…
FiveThirtyEight and the rise of the lengthy personal-brand manifesto
Along with the rise of the personal brand has come the rise of the personal…
FiveThirtyEight launches, promises to break news ‘rarely’
FiveThirtyEight The new FiveThirtyEight launched Monday under ESPN's auspices. In an article welcoming readers, Editor-in-Chief…
Wolcott: Journalism now requires being ‘a helicopter parent to your own career’
James Wolcott writes about "Name-Brand" journalists like Ezra Klein and Nate Silver: In some college…
NYT’s Leonhardt: The Upshot staff will ‘serve as navigators for the news’
Facebook | Mashable | The Guardian David Leonhardt explains his vision for his upcoming "startup"…
FiveThirtyEight to relaunch March 17
Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight will relaunch March 17, ESPN President John Skipper announced Saturday at South…
How to avoid Nate Silver’s ‘crap quadrant’
In an excerpt from a story about Nate Silver's planned relaunch of FiveThirtyEight.com, Jack Dickey…
Skepticism about Ezra Klein is the new being happy for Ezra Klein
Many media observers initially greeted news that star blogger Ezra Klein planned to form a…
Nate Silver’s site hires Tampa Bay Times managing editor
ESPN | SaintPetersBlog Tampa Bay Times Managing Editor Mike Wilson will be managing editor of…
Nate Silver: Eight cool things journalists should know about statistics
Journalists need to bring science and forecasting into their news coverage, despite the fact that…