March 20th, 2012
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Many times, by keeping an eye on my analytics, I’ve beaten my competitors by hours — and even days — on stories.

Laura Amico, co-founder and editor of Homicide Watch,  has developed a new reporting method called Reporting from Analytics. In one case, she successfully used the method to discover and report on a homicide before her local police department reported on it. 

Read how (and why) you should be using this effective tool in Reporting from Analytics: How to’s and next steps.

(Source: journalists.org)

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