Month: October 2014
-
New NYT: The information cocoons myth
From my new Upshot column: In this polarized age, have citizens retreated into information cocoons of like-minded media sources? A new Pew Research Center report found that the outlets people name as their main sources of information about news and politics are strongly correlated with their political views…. The Pew study has been widely interpreted
-
New NYT: The partisan divide on Ebola
From my new Upshot column: After a second case of Ebola was discovered among the staff of a Dallas hospital that treated an infected patient, public concerns are likely to increase about whether the United States health care system can properly respond to an outbreak. Data from surveys suggest, however, that those views — like
-
New NYT: The unhealthy politics of Ebola
From my new Upshot column: What’s more dangerous — flying on an airplane or driving to the airport? In general, auto accidents are a far greater threat than plane crashes, but we tend to devote more attention to dramatic or novel risks like threats to aviation safety. The same principle applies to the Ebola virus.
-
New NYT: Raising money by saying you’re losing
From my new Upshot column: Who has the edge in November’s congressional elections? According to the fund-raising emails being sent out, no one does. Instead, both parties claim to be on the brink of defeat. Fund-raising pleas from political figures ranging from the House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, to Senator Rand Paul tell voters that