Anna Fifield: What was that about?

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By Anna Fifield in Diary

Issue 3785 24th Nov 2012

Normality – such as it is – returns to the US capital.

OutFoxed

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By Diana Wichtel in Television

Issue 3785 24th Nov 2012

Fox News’ US election coverage was off the planet, writes Diana Wichtel.

Nate Silver wins the US election

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 8th Nov 2012

Or, to put it another way, the New York Times stat-blogger is probably a witch.

Chinese papers are full of detail on the big leadership race – the American one

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 31st Oct 2012

But don’t expect to read about the major political story in China itself.

Ayn Rand rides again - although maybe give the movie a miss

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 29th Oct 2012

And the high-priestess of individualism is a bestseller in some unlikely places.

In the new Listener, on sale from 28.10.12

in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 26th Oct 2012

How social media and data mining are changing the US presidential race - plus a pre-election road-trip.

Reading the Google runes

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 25th Oct 2012

Analysis of search results provides clues to likely turnout in the US presidential race - and other, more disturbing details.

"Arrogant, belligerent, chauvinistic, demonic" - Romney's toughest critic

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 5th Sep 2012

The Republican has insulted Vladimir Putin, so Pravda.ru goes in to bat.

Obama woos Latino vote - with punctuation

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 10th Jul 2012

The power of an exclamation mark on a bumper sticker.