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Berkeley Journal of Sociology / Thomas Gilbert and Andrew Loveridge / Nov 4
“The real problem with our media wasn’t that it was bad at predicting elections (although it was) — it’s that it spends so much time on predicting elections at all.” Note Alex Howard retort. —JB
Benton, Joshua. "Is Nate Silver trying to solve the wrong problem?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Nov. 2014. Web. 1 May. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2014, Nov. 4). Is Nate Silver trying to solve the wrong problem?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/is-nate-silver-trying-to-solve-the-wrong-problem/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Is Nate Silver trying to solve the wrong problem?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 4, 2014. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/is-nate-silver-trying-to-solve-the-wrong-problem/.
Wikipedia
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