Crunching Iranian Election Numbers For Evidence of Fraud

The speed with which the results were certified and the wide margin of victory, coupled with some statistical anomalies, have led many to believe the vote was rigged.

Experts say the results are suspicious but not conclusive. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins
Tags Help
Subjects: World, Business, Media
Topics: Middle East, Iran, Democracy In the Middle East
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 15, 2009 - 11:32 PM PDT
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 15, 2009 - 11:32 PM PDT

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Joey Baker
3.5
by Joey Baker - Jun. 16, 2009

Decent interview with Nate Silver shows that the election results might be a fraud… or not. No conclusion reached, but a good story on a situation that is developing.

See Full Review » (15 answers)
Jack Dinkmeyer
1.0
by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jun. 16, 2009

An article that tries to be so fair--in face of considerable evidence to the contrary--that it's a "weasel" article. The facts are that the current president declared victory even before the poles closed. A miracle considering that over 40 million ballots--all hand written--needed to be counted. This kind of nonsense journalism sticks a knife into all journalism and offends my intelligence.

I'm sympathetic with the opposition in light of my having to suffer 6 years of Bushie B.S. which also insulted my intelligence.

See Full Review » (19 answers)
Derek Hawkins
4.0
by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 15, 2009
See Full Review » (2 answers)
Ignacio Gomez
4.4
by Ignacio Gomez - Jun. 16, 2009

Good jourmalism. In the absence of clear facts, the author makes an effort to listen and synthesize all relevant opinions, and not to fool the reader with dubious certainties and prejudices.

See Full Review » (6 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.1

Average
from 5 reviews (50% confidence)
Quality
3.0
Facts
3.2
Fairness
3.2
Information
1.0
Insight
1.0
Sourcing
2.3
Style
2.7
Accuracy
2.5
Balance
1.0
Context
2.3
Depth
2.5
Enterprise
2.3
Expertise
2.5
Originality
2.0
Relevance
3.0
Transparency
1.0
Responsibility
1.0
Popularity
3.2
Recommendation
3.2
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
2.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!