EconTech

Bore-Gush, revisited
Recently I worried that the news media would do again what they did in 2000, and somehow latch on to the storyline that a very conservative Republican and a progressive Democrat were really practically the same on the issues. And lo and behold, it’s starting (via dday).
As a numbers guy, I’m particularly upset that [...]

Charm Beats Accuracy
Freakonomics:
A seven-month study of weather forecasting at Kansas City television stations was conducted over 220 days … One [station manager] said, “There’s not an evaluation of accuracy in hiring meteorologists. Presentation takes precedence over accuracy.” And when discussing accuracy (or the lack thereof) of a seven-day forecast, another station manager stated, “All viewers [...]

Anyone who keeps up with how these things get done know that purchasers of HD content from cable and satellite companies are getting screwed by the insane compression of HD quality. Nevertheless, I was surprised when someone pointed out that MSM has finally gotten around to reporting on it. Of course, this is just yet [...]

From the nerdy(-ier?) Freakonomicist (otherwise I probably would’ve never written about this, and sorry for the length):
Think Twice Before You Wear Your “Free Mumia” T-shirt

By Steven D. Levitt

I was sitting in the student union at the University of Chicago last week when a student came by putting “Free Mumia” leaflets on the tables.
I have never [...]

Well, maybe. I just saw this article over at the BBC saying that 2025 candidates were required to secure the Democratic nomination. Thinking that maybe, just maybe, the BBC is more reliable than most American news sources, I went over to the DNC’s website, and I see this image (Original Screenshot of DNC Website). Cropped [...]

Dani Rodrik asks if he should start reading The Economist again? The answer to this question largely depends on whether you have access to a publication that gives a decent overview of world news. If you do, don’t bother. If not, it is a great weekly. YouNotSneaky has some advice on how to read The [...]

Just yesterday I was witness to a discussion of whether the Florida and Michigan delegates were being counted by the major media outlets. I knew that they were of course not counted for the simple majority required to receive the nomination. However, I had no idea whether the media bothered to subtract the nuked delegates. [...]

So, this whole thing started out when Sen. Clinton said that a pause on Doha may be needed to re-examine our political considerations given to trade. Despite the fact that the last few regional trade deals have been terribly constructed (can you say CAFTA?), my favorite paper jumped on the relevant part of the interview [...]

Well first was the below article from the Monkey Cage. But then I turned to cnn.com (why, oh why do I torture myself?). And saw this article on the front page. Sure, the C64 was a great computer. But you are telling me there is nothing more important to report on?

Are the Media Ideologically Biased?
Are [...]