About this episode
The launch of a collaboration between On the Media and Nate Silver’s 538 to track the push and pull between polling, media coverage, and public interest in candidates. Plus: a look at the long history of savvy political candidates campaigning as Washington "outsiders"; debunking the supposed "Ferguson effect"; and Spotlight , a new movie about the Boston Globe's investigation into the Catholic Church sex scandal, celebrates the power of the press. Discuss on Twitter : #OTMRubio, #OTM_538, #OTMOutsiders, #OTMFerguson, #OTMSpotlight On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.