The Difference Between the World of Media and Analysts

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Philip Klein: I was this nerdy kid and, you know, I guess I was a kid back then. But I had this expectation that people would respond in the same way. And so we had to come up with sort of an emotional way of convincing her of what was rationally obvious. He says he sees journalism as "a pretty noble, noble pursuit" but it's not always sunny.

As analysts, we conduct analysis on behalf of the business to (hopefully) provide them with clear and objective information to help with making decisions. We use visualizations of data and, when we're really hitting our stride, we even tell data stories. So, how does that compare to mainstream journalism and the stories they tell, especially when there is data that can be visualized in support of the story or the analysis? There could be no better guest than Philip Bump, long-time columnist for The Washington Post, author of the How to Read This Chart weekly newsletter, and author of a soon-to-be-published book about the baby boom generation! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.