Illustration by Lauren Payne.
“Data analysis is more of an art than a science,” writes economics writer Allison Schrager, before outlining the potential problems with the data journalism boom. (Quartz)
Meanwhile, New York mag examines why we expect so damn much from Nate Silver. (New York)
And The Week defends him. Considering his data driven approach, Nate Silver sure gets lots of think pieces written about him. (The Week)
Huffington Post is thinking about charging for some content at some point. But not yet. (The Guardian)
The New Republic is launching a public policy vertical, so that’s exciting. (Capital)
