The Obama administration has shown what is possible when a government becomes a media entity in its own right. But is that good or bad for a free press and for… Read more »
The news had more than one report of Chinese hackers targeting United States media companies this week including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and according to a… Read more »
The US presidential election was further proof that 2012 has been a good year to be a quant — and being a data scientist has never been sexier. But data is… Read more »
Last night, as the results of the 2012 election rolled in, millions of Americans were glued to their TVs, computers and smartphones. But those who had relied on Nate Silver and… Read more »
There has been a rush of fact-checking of recent comments made by Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan, but does this mean the traditional media’s obsession with objectivity and the “view from… Read more »
I’m going to lean pretty heavily on the New York Times this morning, since it just released an energy special edition covering a lot of important ground (and we won’t be… Read more »