FiveThirtyEight, a premier destination for data-driven coverage of politics and sports, launched as an ESPN entity in 2014. The site, founded by award-winning author and statistician Nate Silver, first gained national attention during the 2008 presidential election. Since its debut at ESPN, FiveThirtyEight has built a team with a broad set of skills and experiences in order to apply statistical analysis, data visualization and data-literate reporting to topics in the news and in everyday life.