Demystifying the cult of a single metric
Join us for a clinic and discussion on understanding metrics for the newsroom and how newsrooms can use analytics better
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There are a number of different tools to measure analytics in the newsroom, but Google Analytics is one of the most widely used — plus it’s free, which means that almost any newsroom can use it to measure performance on their site and improve their audience engagement.
Editors or journalists though are sometimes hesitant and unsure about how metrics and analytics can be used effectively. For many publications, the number of impressions is what drives digital advertising revenues, but page views should not be the only measure of success. There are other metrics that newsrooms should be focusing on such as the time spent on a site, pages accessed per session and the bounce rate to name a few.
But why are analytics valuable? Analytics are more than just data presented in graphs and charts. These metrics provide insight, context and meaning in line with the needs of any newsroom and drive editorial decisions.
With this in mind, we have invited several speakers to give advice on the best practices for analytics in the newsroom, improving the quality of copy and building larger and more engaged readership.
The goal for the clinic will be to focus on Google analytics, to explain all the bells and whistles that come with it and answer all the questions you may have regarding analytics.
Confirmed speakers for the clinic include Laura Grant and Alastair Otter from Media Hack and Tanya Pampalone, managing editor at the Global Investigative Journalism Network.
Join us
Where: Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct
When: 7 August 2018
Time: 17:30–19:30
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