After interviewing dozens of journalists and analysts, we emerged with a lot of inspiration and a blueprint that can be applied to any newsroom. Although […]
If a newsroom wants reporters to learn from experimentation, then the end point of every project is feedback and inspiration. “The most important part of […]
In every single case, the journalists and data analysts we consulted said there’s one crucial factor that gets journalists on board with data experiments, and […]
One of the most popular knocks on metrics-oriented newsrooms is best summarized as “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” […]
How do newsroom metrics advocates pique their colleagues’ interest in using data? Many of the editors, data analysts and trainers we spoke to start by […]
To see the point of metrics, journalists need to understand what their organizations are doing to survive and thrive. That goes way beyond the high-flying […]
Journalists have a reputation for dismissing data about their stories. But it’s undeserved. After all, the axiom “if it bleeds, it leads” describes a newsroom […]