The Science Wonk: An Interview with FiveThirtyEight’s Christie Aschwanden
We talk about her path from grad school to the news room, the beauty of obscure interests, what artificial intelligence can tell us about the writing process, and more!
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An Interview with Howard Dean, Gov. of Vermont
Howard Dean was the 79th Governor of Vermont and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
An Interview with Thomas Edsall, Op-Ed Contributor for the New York Times
Polarization has changed the kinds of pressures on journalists to an extreme degree.
An Interview with Uri Friedman, Senior Editor at The Atlantic
Read this interview with Uri Friedman, who tells us about his experiences as Global Editor of The Atlantic. In this interview, Friedman discusses coverage of the Iran Deal, online journalism, and what it’s like to edit for a major publication.
An Interview with Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight’s Senior Political Analyst
”Being at FiveThirtyEight allows me to expound and explain what I’m doing statistically. We also have very smart people in the room– statistically smart people. Instead of there being one or two of those, there’s seven or eight or nine of them. If I want to ask a question or bounce an idea off of someone, it’s very rare that I won’t be able to have the opportunity to do that.
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and the Highway Cliff: An Interview with Robert Puentes
Robert Puentes is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, where he works on the Metropolitan Policy Program and directs the Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative. The Politic spoke to Puentes about Congress’ highway cliff, a 21st century gas tax, lessons from Europe and Asia on high-speed rail, and more.
An Interview with Ben Casselman, FiveThirtyEight’s Chief Economics Writer
Casselman talks Greece, the minimum wage debate, the simultaneously new and old trend of data journalism, the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and more.
An Interview with Mohammad Jibran Nasir, Pakistani Counter-Terrorism Activist
Maria Fernandez sits down with a driven and inspiring Pakistani activist who explains what he is fighting for and why his movement is turning heads all around the world.