The Great Audience Experiment: A Research Synthesis and Agenda | Polis (London School of Economics) | July 2023
Published through the Polis think tank at the London School of Economics, “The Great Audience Experiment” provides a historical perspective on the collection and use of audience data across traditionally print driven American news organisations, highlighting the intersections of audience data and journalism practices. I contend that a better understanding of the effects of the use of audience data has implications for both the business of news and the mission of journalism.
Book Review: All the News That’s Fit to Click: How Metrics Are Transforming the Work of Journalists | Journalism (Sage) | April 2022
Academic book review examining Caitlin Petre's exploration of how audience metrics function as a form of labor discipline in newsrooms and shape journalism as both practice and profession. The review draws on firsthand experience to analyze the complex relationship between data-driven decision-making and editorial autonomy in contemporary news organizations.