What is this newsletter?
Hi, I’m Daniel DiNicola, an inspiring data journalist and blogger of politics, culture, and analysis of the zeitgeist.
Much of what I write about will attempt to be in the realm of “data science” but I am hesitant to yet think of myself in that light. This newsletter will be my attempts to apply predictive analytics to election results and polling data to find meaningful insights into the current day’s political climate.
As of right now, this publication is free as I’ve yet to define in it and hone it in such a way that it will be of value to a select group of readers. Nevertheless, I’m always interested in what people may come across my work and what knowledge they may share so do not hesitate as I want to learn.
In the future, I expect much more of this blogging adventure as I tinker with my novice coding skills and a bare understanding of linear algebra. It will all come together, and I hope something in here gives you a perspective you’ve not yet had or thought you’d consider.
Why?
A newsletter like this allows me to have long-drawn-out ideas about data and politics. These are first drafts of data-driven ideas and not being constrained to the 240 character limit of twitter is liberating. I need that space to experiment and be fearless in questioning a candidate, their position, a set of polls, or most other normal conventions of the beauty pageant which is politics.
What’s The Format?
Pretty simple each Sunday you’ll be getting from me a story that looks to answer a question floating around my head of the general stream of conversation from the media system at large. The occasional book review might come across and I also like to share some thoughts about really good data-driven research or articles.
