FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive (fivethirtyeightindex.com)

Article summary

The Internet Archive has preserved 38,593 articles, datasets, podcasts, graphics, and illustrations from FiveThirtyEight. The archive is available for browsing by year, byline, and other categories. The preservation of FiveThirtyEight's content is significant, as the original articles were deleted by Disney, the current owner of the site. The archive provides access to a large collection of data-driven journalism and analysis.

Main themes

• Archiving online content
• Data-driven journalism
• Preservation of historical records
• Corporate control of online information
• Importance of internet archives

What commenters say

• The deletion of FiveThirtyEight's archive by Disney is an example of corporate negligence and a loss of historical significance.
• The Internet Archive's preservation of the site's content is crucial for maintaining access to important journalistic work and data analysis.
• The use of robots.txt files can be problematic for archiving online content, as it can be used to restrict access to historical records.
• The preservation of online content is essential for maintaining a record of public discourse and historical events.
• Nate Silver's attempts to acquire the FiveThirtyEight IP were rejected by Disney due to his critical comments about the company's management.
• The deletion of FiveThirtyEight's archive has sparked debate about the importance of preserving online content and the role of corporations in controlling access to information.
• Some commenters argue that Nate Silver's election predictions were flawed and that his models did not accurately reflect the complexity of the elections.
• Others defend Silver's work, arguing that his models were correct and that the 2016 election was a close and unpredictable event.