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Oliver Roeder

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Oliver Roeder, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, is a journalist in New York City. Previously, he was a senior writer at FiveThirtyEight. Roeder holds a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on game theory and his work has appeared in The Economist, Slate, Nautilus and Aeon.

Journalism and Prediction during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Journalism and Prediction during the Coronavirus Pandemic

In the normal course of human affairs, journalism is the first rough draft of history.In a pandemic, however, journalism is the first rough draft of the future.We are all sitting…
March 18, 2020