A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.
タグ: journalism, view, truth, work

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There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
タグ: risk, unknown, always
You can build a statistical model and that's all well and good, but if you're dealing with a new type of financial instrument, for example, or a new type of situation - then the choices you're making are pretty arbitrary in a lot of respects.
タグ: situation, new, you, good
You get steely nerves playing poker.
タグ: poker, playing, get, you
If you aren't taking a representative sample, you won't get a representative snapshot.
タグ: taking, representative, get, you
I prefer more to kind of show people different things than tell them 'oh, here's what you should believe' and, over time, you can build up a rapport with your audience.
タグ: believe, people, time, you
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