http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/keep-your-finger-on-the-audience-pulse/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/keep-your-finger-on-the-audience-pulse/#comment-2188 Wed, 30 May 2007 23:23:52 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/keep-your-finger-on-the-audience-pulse/#comment-2188 That's kinda what I was thinking -- it wouldn't be nearly as much fun to blog if I couldn't see the detailed stats. I have heard that different newsrooms have widely varying policies on releasing stats to their journalists. That’s kinda what I was thinking — it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun to blog if I couldn’t see the detailed stats. I have heard that different newsrooms have widely varying policies on releasing stats to their journalists.

]]> http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/keep-your-finger-on-the-audience-pulse/#comment-2187 Wed, 30 May 2007 20:47:58 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/keep-your-finger-on-the-audience-pulse/#comment-2187 I'm wondering how many journalists who write employer-hosted blogs even have access to decent stats. Some places keep that stuff locked up as though they were nuclear launch codes, or else offer little more than total page views. No unique visits, PVs per visit, length of visit, geo location, etc. Ridiculous. You can't, or at least shouldn't, blog blind! I’m wondering how many journalists who write employer-hosted blogs even have access to decent stats. Some places keep that stuff locked up as though they were nuclear launch codes, or else offer little more than total page views. No unique visits, PVs per visit, length of visit, geo location, etc. Ridiculous. You can’t, or at least shouldn’t, blog blind!

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