Apparently, the New York Times trusts highly suspect online opt-in surveys, but not Alaska reporters:
@nate_cohn so, are you saying here that only national reporters can be trusted to cover #AKsen ? pic.twitter.com/0mmY4lEQQy
— Nat Herz (@Nat_Herz) September 22, 2014
oh RT @Nate_Cohn: @Nat_Herz yes, that’s undoubtedly the fairest interpretation! — Nat Herz (@Nat_Herz) September 22, 2014
(Full disclosure: I’m a stringer for the New York Times.)
Meanwhile L48 Dan, on election night, decided to rely on outside media sources to call the aksen election….
I’d put my money on Nat Herz over the NYT to cover local politics any day. I read that same story this weekend and thought it was insulting, too. Chin up, Nat, you’re a great reporter, and we ALASKANS know that. I’d say the same for you, too, Amanda, irrespective of your status as a stringer for them.