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BuzzFeed Is Losing Website Traffic As Readers Head For More Traditional News Sites
Rani Molla / Recode
ComScore numbers show BuzzFeed going in the wrong direction.
Assessing The Impact Of Explanatory Journalism
Anjanette Delgado / MetricShift
How one newspaper surveyed its readers. “Did we make a difference?”
Social Media Platform Changes You May Have Missed In November
Tory Starr / WGBH Social
Find several new analytics features in this always-helpful roundup.
The Rise Of “Headline Browsers”
Sara Fischer / Axios
73 percent of posts on Reddit are voted on without being read.
N.Y. Times Scales Back Free Articles to Get More Subscribers
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg
“The potential decline in traffic is worth the risk,” says NYT’s COO.
Comparing Three Solutions For Estimating Population Sizes
Vladimir Batygin / Schibsted
To compete in programmatic, here’s how Schibsted’s Audience Targeting Engine works.
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Jason Alcorn (@jasonalcorn) is the Metrics Editor for MediaShift. In addition to his work with MediaShift, he works as a consultant with non-profits and newsrooms.