Econospinning
2006-12-16T09:00:43-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZThhXC8xOTQ5MjAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Gene Epstein talked about his book Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers, published by Wiley. He said that journalists frequently misrepresent or misinterpret economic data, shaping data to fit a preexisting story rather than shaping their story around the data. Mr. Epstein argued that this behavior is driven by laziness and the desire to tell a compelling story, rather than by ideology. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions.
Gene Epstein talked about his book Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers, published by Wiley. H… read more
Gene Epstein talked about his book Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers, published by Wiley. He said that journalists frequently misrepresent or misinterpret economic data, shaping data to fit a preexisting story rather than shaping their story around the data. Mr. Epstein argued that this behavior is driven by laziness and the desire to tell a compelling story, rather than by ideology. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. close
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