Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

3. Finally—I think the media spends too much time worrying about knock-off effects of their coverage, i.e. worrying about scaring people or about making them complacent, and should instead try to report the facts as straightforwardly as possible, including the many uncertainties. — PolitiTweet.org

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Which means often reporting conclusions as provisional or "the best evidence available right now". It also means avoiding overly confident predictions and proclamations and avoiding the impulse to weave everything into a neatly-packaged narrative. — PolitiTweet.org

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For one thing, that is simply the professional obligation of journalists, in my view. I'm a traditionalist in this respect. Report the facts. Pay attention to the quality of your writing (e.g. avoid confusing jargon). But don't try to influence readers' behavior. — PolitiTweet.org

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