A newsroom that stopped chasing clicks

The editors who dropped the homepage race, what they measure now, and whether readers came back.

Last year the team turned off the live traffic counter on the wall. Nobody cheered. Within months the readers who stayed started writing back.

What they measure now

Time spent on a story, whether people finish it, and whether they come back for the next one. Simple numbers, kept on a single sheet.

What it changed in the room

Editors argue less about the headline and more about the story. Writers pitch fewer, longer pieces. The coffee machine gets used for planning, not panic.

Did readers come back?

Some did, slowly. The newsletter opens are steadier, and the letters to the editor are longer. Nobody calls it a win yet. It is a start.

Did this story earn your time?

One tap. No account. No tracking.

4,0 / 5 路 100% say it was worth the time 路 1 in total

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