Nate Silver

Jill Abramson on Politico Piece: 'I Cried' - Posted July 31, 2013
Newsweek has a lengthy profile of Jill Abramson ... [FishbowlNY]

The PM Ticker: 538, NewsChannel 8, Hall - Posted July 29, 2013
At Deadspin, Nate Silver explains why he sold FiveThirtyEight to ESPN, rather than just license it as he did with the NY Times. "We decided to go big..." ... [TVNewser]

NY Times Sports Editor Disputes Rift With Nate Silver - Posted July 26, 2013
The "why did Nate Silver really leave The New York Times" drama continues. The Big Lead did some ... [Fishbowl NY]

NY Times Sports Editor Disputes Rift With Nate Silver - Posted July 26, 2013
The "why did Nate Silver really leave The New York Times" drama continues. The Big Lead did some ... [FishbowlNY]

What You Should Think, Nate Silver Edition - Posted July 24, 2013
We've read a bunch of opinion pieces on Nate Silver this week, mostly so you don't have to--because we know how much some of you hate him. The highlights: You're Fired! NYT's Public Ed... [FishbowlDC]

Carlos Dangerously-Named Journos - Posted July 24, 2013
Anthony Weiner admitted yesterday to using the online alias Carlos Danger to carry on a strange Internet affair with a 22-year-old woman. If you're anything like us, that got you wondering how Weiner came up with such a great alias. Already having graced the news media by havin... [FishbowlDC]

Brian Stelter to Guest Host 'Reliable Sources' - Posted July 23, 2013
New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter will host an upcoming edition of CNN's "Reliable Sources," The Washington Post's Erik Wemple ... [TVNewser]

Why Nate Silver is Such a Hot Commodity - Posted July 23, 2013
Nate Silver's migration from the New York Times to ESPN represents more than a new URL - it augurs a sea change in the news business itself, experts say. Silver's acclaimed political blog, ... [TVNewser]

Nate Silver Sold FiveThirtyEight To ESPN - Posted July 22, 2013
FiveThirtyEight creator Nate Silver didn't just leave the New York Times to join ESPN (and ABC News), he sold his company to them. On a conference call this afternoon, Silver confirmed that ESPN acquired the FiveThirtyEight name and web dom... [TVNewser]

Nate Silver Joins ESPN - Posted July 22, 2013
The Signal and the Noise author and statistician ... [GalleyCat]

Afternoon Reading List 07.22.13. - Posted July 22, 2013
Washington goes nuts over Nate Silver's switch to ESPN -- After the news broke that NYT's Nate Silver was leaving the NYT for ESPN and ABC News, TPM editor ... [FishbowlDC]

Nate Silver Made Enemies at The NY Times - Posted July 22, 2013
By now you know that Nate Silver is leaving The New York Times for ESPN. And you've probably read 73 articles about why he left. Well, courtesy of ... [Fishbowl NY]

Nate Silver Made Enemies at The NY Times - Posted July 22, 2013
By now you know that Nate Silver is leaving The New York Times for ESPN. And you've probably read 73 articles about why he left. Well, courtesy of ... [FishbowlNY]

ESPN Makes Big Bets Amid Discontent - Posted July 22, 2013
ESPN has made a pair of big, splashy hires in the least two weeks, securing Keith Olbermann for ... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Newsfeed: Nate Silver to Join ESPN | Helen Thomas Dies | Shuster to Al Jazeera? - Posted July 22, 2013
[emailonly]{{{ sbox300x250 }}}[/emailonly] Click here to receive Mediabistro's Morning Media Newsfeed via email. ... [Fishbowl NY]

Morning Media Newsfeed: Nate Silver to Join ESPN | Helen Thomas Dies | Shuster to Al Jazeera? - Posted July 22, 2013
[emailonly]{{{ sbox300x250 }}}[/emailonly] Click here to receive Mediabistro's Morning Media Newsfeed via email. ... [FishbowlNY]

Andrew Sullivan Takes Up For Nate Silver - Posted June 19, 2013
In an ... [FishbowlDC]

The 2013 Mirror Award Winners - Posted June 5, 2013
The 2013 Mirror Awards were handed out today. Below is the complete list of winners. Congrats to all. Also, here's a look back at the finalists. Best Single Article - Traditional/Legacy Med... [Fishbowl NY]

The 2013 Mirror Award Winners - Posted June 5, 2013
The 2013 Mirror Awards were handed out today. Below is the complete list of winners. Congrats to all. Also, here's a look back at the finalists. Best Single Article - Traditional/Legacy Med... [FishbowlNY]

Breakfast, MLB Launch 'Mission Control' for the Nerdiest Fans in Pro Sports - Posted March 28, 2013
There are two kinds of Major League Baseballs fans. The first is the type that gets stoked for the season every spring, keeps up through May, gets bored as hell, and tunes back in around September if his or her team has a legitimate shot at the postseason. The second fan... [AgencySpy]

If You Missed SXSW, Let Havas Recap it for You in Twitter 'Novella' Format - Posted March 20, 2013
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If You Missed SXSW, Let Havas Recap it for You in Twitter 'Novella' Format - Posted March 20, 2013
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Dave Karger Rolls Out Second Fandango Series at SXSW - Posted March 8, 2013
Following his chronicling of 2012 film awards season via The Frontrunners, Fandango chief correspondent Dave Karger is down in Austin with the site's senior director of PR ... [FishbowlLA]

Free Samples of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalists - Posted February 21, 2013
The finalists for the 33rd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize have been revealed, and we've collected free samples of all their books below-some of the best books released in 2012. Here's more about ... [GalleyCat]

Byers Sugarcoats Enemy Status With Silver - Posted February 15, 2013
Politico's Dylan Byers is rather kind to himself when describing his cantankerous relationship with NYT's Nate Silver. This is how he charact... [FishbowlDC]

Separated at Birth: TNR's Franklin Foer - Posted January 31, 2013
Today we naturally pair up TNR Editor Franklin Foer and NYT's Nate Silver. ... [FishbowlDC]

TNR Sparkles at Bibiana - Posted January 31, 2013
By Eddie Scarry and Betsy Rothstein The New Republic celebrated its relaunch last night at Bibiana Restaurant where politicos and journalists from print and TV mingled with bigwigs like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.J.) and Americans for Tax Reform Prez ... [FishbowlDC]

How to Make it All About Me - Posted January 28, 2013
Slogan for '90 Harkin campaign I was privileged to work on was Courage of His Convictions. Right then, right now. He was a mentor to many. -- David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) January 26, 2013 President Obama's outgoing strategist and advisor David Plouffe recently made his smashing debut on Twitter. So far, 10 tweets and... [FishbowlDC]

Who Is Your Best Literary Friend? - Posted January 15, 2013
Who is your best literary friend? In the book trailer embedded above, three pairs of literary friends talk about their relationships. The interviews include Nate Silver and Arikia Milikan;... [GalleyCat]

Nate Silver is Doing a Reddit AMA Right Now - Posted January 8, 2013
Nate Silver, political stat guru for The New York Times, is doing a "... [Fishbowl NY]

Nate Silver is Doing a Reddit AMA Right Now - Posted January 8, 2013
Nate Silver, political stat guru for The New York Times, is doing a "... [FishbowlNY]

Nate Silver to Answer Reddit Readers' Questions - Posted January 8, 2013
Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight blog and author of The Signal and the Noise, will answer reader questions on Redd... [GalleyCat]

Amazon Sees Record Digital Downloads On Christmas - Posted December 27, 2012
Amazon had the most digital downloads ever on Christmas Day this year. This includes movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, books, audiobooks, apps and games. During the holiday season, Amazon's apps and games sales were up more than 250 percent over the same period last year. While Amazon still ... [AppNewser]

NYT's Nate Silver Body Slams Politico Reporter - Posted December 18, 2012
Sometimes a simple "no comment" is the way to go. Or even blatantly ignoring requests for comment can provide the illusion that nothing bad is happening. B... [FishbowlDC]

FishbowlDC Interview With TPM's Benjy 'Paramananda' Sarlin - Posted December 14, 2012
Say hello to Benjy Sarlin, who covers ... [PRNewser]

Jonah Peretti Named I Want Media's 'Person of The Year' - Posted December 10, 2012
It's awards season! Get excited. Unless you don't ever win awards, then just listen to your favorite Jewel record and curl into a ball until you feel better. Anyway, here's one award among many: ... [Fishbowl NY]

Jonah Peretti Named I Want Media's 'Person of The Year' - Posted December 10, 2012
It's awards season! Get excited. Unless you don't ever win awards, then just listen to your favorite Jewel record and curl into a ball until you feel better. Anyway, here's one award among many: ... [FishbowlNY]

BuzzFeed LA Launch Party at Mondrian's Skybar - Posted November 30, 2012
FishbowlLA braved the harsh L.A. drizzle on Thursday night to hit Skybar, where BuzzFeed staffers and friends were celebrating the launch of the website's new Los Angeles bureau. Top BuzzFeed brass was in attendance: CEO and founder Jonah Peretti, president Jon Steinberg, editor-in-chief ... [GalleyCat]

The New York Times Wants To Keep Nate Silver, 'Expand On What He Does' - Posted November 27, 2012
At the Business Insider Ignite media summit in New York, New York Times editor Jill Abramson said that she "would love" to keep FiveThirtyEight blogger ... [Fishbowl NY]

The New York Times Wants To Keep Nate Silver, 'Expand On What He Does' - Posted November 27, 2012
At the Business Insider Ignite media summit in New York, New York Times editor Jill Abramson said that she "would love" to keep FiveThirtyEight blogger ... [FishbowlNY]

Bipartisan Bald Couple on Daily Rundown - Posted November 26, 2012
Before getting down to the serious business of discussing the fiscal cliff, RNC Spokesman Sean Spicer and DNC Spokesman Brad Woodhouse showed up on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown" this morning to show off their newly shorned locks. Over the weekend, the odd couple turned up on ABC's "... [FishbowlDC]

Op-Ed: What Can Digital Marketers Learn from the Election? - Posted November 13, 2012
Huge marketing strategist lead Josh Seifert returns with his monthly contribution to this here site. The headline should give you the basic premise of our scribe's latest entry, in which he reveals who really won out in the... [AgencySpy]

Nate Silver Gets His Own Memes - Posted November 9, 2012
For your dose of Friday journo-geek fun, we have Nate Silver and more Nate Silver. If you've been living under a rock, you may have missed that The New York Times' blogger and statistician Nate Silver accurately predicted the outcome of the election in all 50 states through impeccable data analysis. ... [TVSpy]

Nate Silver Gets His Own Memes - Posted November 9, 2012
For your dose of Friday journo-geek fun, we have Nate Silver and more Nate Silver. If you've been living under a rock, you may have missed that The New York Times' blogger and statistician Nate Silver accurately predicted the outcome of the election in all 50 states through impeccable data analysis. ... [10,000 Words]

Drunk Nate Silver Takes Off as Twitter Meme - Posted November 8, 2012
[caption id="attachment_109830" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nate Silver, not, that we know of, drunk[/caption]We reported yesterday that social networks were abuzz with New York Times blogger Nate Silver'... [SocialTimes.com]

Social Media Newsfeed: iPad Mini | Tweetdeck | Election - Posted November 8, 2012
Click here to receive the Morning Social Media Newsfeed via email.   iPad Mini Retina Rumor Arrives Early (CNET) Just ... [SocialTimes.com]

Geeky Statistician Nate Silver Takes Social Media By Storm - Posted November 7, 2012
Nate Silver is a popular man today, after offering on the New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog what turned out to be far more accurate predictions for the election than many reputable polls. Social media is exploding with adulation for the geeky... [SocialTimes.com]

CBS Sunday Morning's Mo Rocca: 'The Electoral College has totally outlived its usefulness' - Posted November 7, 2012
The final results of the popular vote aren't in yet, although Obama's chances are looking pretty good. Nate Silver sa... [FishbowlDC]

Talked About On Twitter: Nate Silver - Posted November 7, 2012
Nate Silver is a (the?) leading statistician in the U.S. and author of a book on making predictions called ... [AllTwitter]

Last Night's Winner: NYT's Nate Silver - Posted November 7, 2012
This afternoon we offer a semi-apology to those who follow American politics closely, because you're going to see a whole lot of headlines like this one today and in the weeks ahead. There's a reason for that, though, and it needs to be covered: Nate Silver of The ... [PRNewser]

Nate Silver Had a Great Night - Posted November 7, 2012
Nate Silver, the numbers guy and author of FiveThirtyEight, absolutely crushed it last night. Silver had come under fire for his presid... [Fishbowl NY]

Nate Silver Had a Great Night - Posted November 7, 2012
Nate Silver, the numbers guy and author of FiveThirtyEight, absolutely crushed it last night. Silver had come under fire for his presid... [FishbowlNY]

Watching Nate Silver's Amazon Rank - Posted November 6, 2012
The real number to be watching today is Nate Silver's Amazon book ranking. -- Rex Sorgatz (@fimoculous) November 6, 2012 FiveThirtyEight blogger and author Nate Silver gave Mitt Romney ... [GalleyCat]

New York Times Public Editor Gets it Wrong - Posted November 2, 2012
Margaret Sullivan, the New York Times' public editor, has been great since taking on the role, but when she attacked ... [Fishbowl NY]

New York Times Public Editor Gets it Wrong - Posted November 2, 2012
Margaret Sullivan, the New York Times' public editor, has been great since taking on the role, but when she attacked ... [FishbowlNY]

Axelrod and Scarborough Make a Hairy Wager - Posted October 31, 2012
On Wednesday morning's "Morning Joe" program, Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod made an on-air bet that he would shave off the mustache he has worn for 40 years if President Obama lost Minnesota, Michigan or Pennsylvania. ... [FishbowlDC]

Fish Food - Posted September 27, 2012
(A Sprinkling of Things we Think you Ought to Know...) Is John King disappearing?!-- Two days in a row now CNN's John King is missing from our Google alerts. Typically the real Jo... [FishbowlDC]

Nate Silver: Eight Out of 260 News Organizations Account for More Than Half of All Original Reporting - Posted March 24, 2011
It's Nate Silver's turn to take on the value of the New York Times paywall today, which he does for his Times' blog ... [FishbowlLA]

Despite 3Q Losses, The New York Times Is Committed To Print - Posted October 19, 2010
Business Insider's Joe Pompeo is reporting that New York Times Co.... [Fishbowl NY]

Despite 3Q Losses, The New York Times Is Committed To Print - Posted October 19, 2010
Business Insider's Joe Pompeo is reporting that New York Times Co.... [FishbowlNY]

Google and Politico Prep for Midterm Preview - Posted September 27, 2010
A flurry of activity at the Newseum yesterday in preparation for today's big event. We told you last week that Google and Politico were teaming up for a midterm election preview today at the Newseum. Big names from politics and ... [FishbowlDC]

Cocktails and Conversation With Google & Politico - Posted September 22, 2010
On Monday, Google and Politico are teaming up for a midterm election preview. The cast of characters is worth a look. Who: David Axelrod (senior adviser to President Obama), Ed Gillespie (GOP strategist), Mike Allen (Politico), Arianna Huffington... [FishbowlDC]

Campaign in Favor of Health Care Law Launches Today - Posted September 8, 2010
The first spot from the Health Information Campaign, a project dedicated to informing the public and other audiences about the benefits of the health care bill signed into law earlier this year, debuts today. The ad, available on YouTube and after the jump, is part of a $2 million campaign. Information... [PRNewser]

NYT: Democrat Campaign Websites Lack Clear Agenda - Posted September 7, 2010
New York Times columnist Nate Silver and his news assistant took a closer look at the campaign websites for both Democrats and Republicans in 33 Congressional districts and came to the... [PRNewser]

FiveThirtyEight.com Brought Into NYTimes.com Fold - Posted June 3, 2010
The New York Times is adding the popular political statistics blog FiveThirtyEight.com to its lineup. The newspaper giant will host the blog on its site, and make founder Nate Silver a regular contributor t... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Nate Silver's Blog Gets Picked Up by NYT - Posted June 3, 2010
Okay, folks, here's the secret to success in this new media world: be brilliant. It really gives you an edge these days. Brian Stelter at the NYT writes: The New York Times said Thursday that it would begin hosting the popular blog FiveT... [FishbowlLA]

Al Franken Wins Senate Seat...Again! - Posted June 30, 2009
Geez, Norm Coleman, it's nearly July. How much foot-dragging were you planning on doing? AP reports: The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat ... [FishbowlLA]

Notes From The Personal Democracy Forum: Talks About Social Media, Transparency and Government - Posted June 29, 2009
Today and tomorrow, FishbowlNY will be reporting from the Personal Democracy Forum, a conference that focuses on the intersection of politics and technology. This morning, after a keynote from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (in which he revealed that his home phone number was list... [Fishbowl NY]

Notes From The Personal Democracy Forum: Talks About Social Media, Transparency and Government - Posted June 29, 2009
Today and tomorrow, FishbowlNY will be reporting from the Personal Democracy Forum, a conference that focuses on the intersection of politics and technology. This morning, after a keynote from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (in which he revealed that his home phone number was list... [FishbowlNY]

Eric Garcetti is Given 2009 "40 Under 40" Award - Posted June 18, 2009
Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti was one of the recipients of New Leaders Council 2009 "40 Under 40" Award. About the "40 Under 40" Awards The 40 Under 40 Awards was created by New Leaders Council (w... [FishbowlLA]

Awards, Panel & DC Journo A-Listers At The Week's Opinion Awards - Posted April 28, 2009
There were more than plenty DC journos on hand last night at the St. Regis Hotel to see David Axelrod introduce David Brooks as The Week's ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.09.09 - Posted April 9, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 80 covering the Obama administration and ... [FishbowlDC]

SXSWi Keynotes: Hsieh Proselytizes, Silver Wonks Out - Posted March 16, 2009
BusinessWeek's Stephen Baker interviews political prediction prodigy, FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver in a Sunday keynote at SXSW (via) Toothless: That was the assessment of many in the 1,000+ audience to hear Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Nate Silver Got the Oscars Wrong...Well 40% or so Wrong - Posted February 23, 2009
Nate Silver used his big brain to predict the Oscars and got a couple wrong, namely Best Actor and Supporting Actress. Uhm, if it starts raining frogs or something - we are so ... [FishbowlLA]

Nate Silver Predicts the Oscars - Posted February 19, 2009
The Oracle of the 2008 Election, math genius, object of the Facebook group "There's a 97.3 Percent Chance That Nate Silver Is Totally My Boyfriend", FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver (seen to the ... [FishbowlLA]

Al Franken Wins...A Senate Seat! - Posted January 5, 2009
Al Franken looks to the winner of the in Minnesota senate race with Norm Coleman. And yes, ... [FishbowlLA]

Our Final List Round-Up of 2008! - Posted December 31, 2008
More lists! Maybe itemizing things makes the terrible year media we ... [Fishbowl NY]

Our Final List Round-Up of 2008! - Posted December 31, 2008
More lists! Maybe itemizing things makes the terrible year media we ... [FishbowlNY]

Election Oracle, Nate Silver Projects Win for Franken - Posted November 24, 2008
Nate Silver, the guy that predicted the election better than anyone else, now says that it's likely that Al Fra... [FishbowlLA]

Post Election News Slump Hitting Politico, TheAtlantic.com Thriving - Posted November 21, 2008
There's been plenty of talk the last few weeks about a post-election viewer slump both online and on television. Over at 538.com Nate Silver has taken his pollster powers and applied them to polit... [Fishbowl NY]

Post Election News Slump Hitting Politico, TheAtlantic.com Thriving - Posted November 21, 2008
There's been plenty of talk the last few weeks about a post-election viewer slump both online and on television. Over at 538.com Nate Silver has taken his pollster powers and applied them to polit... [FishbowlNY]

Number 285, Why We Love Nate Silver - Posted November 19, 2008
Wicked smart numbers dude Nate Silver interviewed our local ex-KFI blowhard John Ziegler about his new project...something about how everyone is wrong... [FishbowlLA]

Arianna Huffington Hosts The Rachel Maddow Show - Posted November 18, 2008
Arianna Huffington subbed in for Rachel Maddow on her show last night (as for any previous bad blood incurred between Arianna and MSNBC? According to TVNewser, it's all ... [Fishbowl NY]

Arianna Huffington Hosts The Rachel Maddow Show - Posted November 18, 2008
Arianna Huffington subbed in for Rachel Maddow on her show last night (as for any previous bad blood incurred between Arianna and MSNBC? According to TVNewser, it's all ... [FishbowlNY]

Exploring Huffington's MSNBC Guest Hosting Gig - Posted November 17, 2008
As first reported on TVNewser, Arianna Huffington will guest host The Rachel Maddow... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.17.08 - Posted November 17, 2008
Good morning Washington. What D.C. coffee shop is featured in the above picture? Think you know? Drop us an email and we'll give you the correct answer (and list the correct guessers) in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the... [FishbowlDC]

The Winner of the 2008 Election - Posted November 11, 2008
If you're not familiar with Nate Silver and fivethirtyeight.com - we don't know what to tell you. We hope your cave gets WiFi soon. We love him. Now he's everywhere. ... [FishbowlLA]

Obama Has Bigger Lead Among Cell Phone Polls - Posted November 4, 2008
Nate Silver, founder of the electoral projections site FiveThirtyEight, organized a survey that concludes political polls that include cell phone users show Obama leading McCain by an average of 10 points, versus just over... [ThinkMobile - SocialTimes.com]

Queer Town is Clearly In The Tank for No on Prop. 8 - Posted October 23, 2008
LA Weekly's Queer Town's Patrick Range McDonald has been tirelessly following each development in the Proposition 8. Prop. 8 proposes to change the California constitution so same sex couples can't marry each other. Who cares who marries who? ... [FishbowlLA]

FiveThirtyEight: Things That Make You Go Hmm - Posted October 20, 2008
FiveThirtyEight is a numbers nerd's dream. And Nate Silver and Sean Quinn are genius without pretense. Unlike FBLA...who are just pretense. Anyway, we've become daily readers of the site. A report f... [FishbowlLA]