Talking Biz News Today – August 18, 2015

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times China turned to risky devaluation as export machine stalled, by Keith Bradsher Where clicks reign, audience is king, by Ravi Somaiya The Wall Street Journal U.S. lacks ammo for next economic crisis, by Jon Hilsenrath and Nick Timiraos  Fast food’s big challenge: Fresh ingredients, […]

How to succeed in a metric-driven news operation

Journalists shouldn’t be afraid of data today, but they should be aware of the metrics and analytics that can be measured online and use the information to dissect what stories do well and what stories don’t do well, said Josh Awtry, an editor of two local newspapers in the Carolinas. “As an industry we are […]