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Nate Silver ("Blogger for Times") joining ESPN

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by buckweaver, Jul 19, 2013.

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  1. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/business/media/nate-silver-blogger-for-new-york-times-is-to-join-espn-staff.html

    Wow, NYT. That's cold.

     
    buckweaver, Jul 19, 2013
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  2. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Nate Silver leaves NYT for ESPN

    Wow. That's big. I figured it would be in addition to his NYT work. But he's moving the whole she-bang there.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/business/media/nate-silver-blogger-for-new-york-times-is-to-join-espn-staff.html?smid=fb-share
     
    Dick Whitman, Jul 19, 2013
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  3. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Re: Nate Silver leaves NYT for ESPN

    Nate Silver and Keith Olbermann together on ESPN. What could go wrong?
     
    21, Jul 19, 2013
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  4. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    Keep him away from Chris Broussard.
     
    Versatile, Jul 19, 2013
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  5. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Can I dream this is a sign ESPN is moving to more stats and metrics and less Bayless yelling about stupid shit?
     
    Inky_Wretch, Jul 19, 2013
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  6. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    I would think ESPN is big enough to accommodate both, sadly.
     
    dooley_womack1, Jul 19, 2013
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  7. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    I should have known you'd be the one to crush my dream.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Jul 20, 2013
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  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    I'm just in that kinda mood, sorry.
     
    dooley_womack1, Jul 20, 2013
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  9. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    This hire seems much more valuable for ABC News than ESPN.
     
    Versatile, Jul 20, 2013
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  10. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Yes.

    We have a predictive body in sports. It's called Vegas.
     
    Alma, Jul 20, 2013
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  11. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    And yet Baseball Prospectus, Fangraphs and others have been quite successful.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jul 21, 2013
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  12. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    My point was there is so much statistical analysis out there for sports. His work on the elections was more refined and unique, and even if he has spawned imitators, he comes with more credibility than them, which can't be said for sports analysis.
     
    Versatile, Jul 21, 2013
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