#w

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view. ↗

— Nate Silver

#call #commitment #having #journalism #lot

A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news. ↗

— Nate Silver

#just #lot #masquerading #news

A lot of things can't be modeled very well. ↗

— Nate Silver

#modeled #things #very #well

Almost everyone's instinct is to be overconfident and read way too much into a hot or cold streak. ↗

— Nate Silver

#cold #everyone #hot #instinct #into

Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press. ↗

— Nate Silver

#before #books #item #luxury #press

I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood. ↗

— Will Smith

#being #black #especially #hollywood #i

Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken. ↗

— Nate Silver

#election #every #four #new #precedent

First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views. ↗

— Nate Silver

#cover #first #first of all #i #i think

I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week. ↗

— Nate Silver

#buy #i #maybe #new #new york

I don't play fantasy baseball anymore now because it's too much work, and I feel like I have to hold myself up to such a high standard. I'm pretty serious about my fantasy football, though. ↗

— Nate Silver

#anymore #baseball #because #fantasy #feel