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Apr 7, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Wrote a new blog in which I explain to you all what patronising means.🙄
davidchivers.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-cu…
The type of patronising behaviour I mean here is not the rude and condescending type (which is obviously bad) but when you explain to someone that already knows that info.
You may be offended because the other person has made a judgement about the likelihood of you knowing.
Mar 16, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Do you think the news is bad at presenting stats?
@TomChivers and I do, so we made a "statistical style guide" for journalists.
If you think journalists should follow the guide then please join our campaign (just name and e-mail) here...
Ask yourself: is that a big number? Don't just say "361 cyclists were killed on London roads between 1993 and 2017". We also need to know how many cycle journeys were made in London over this period.
