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How to balance metrics with editorial instincts

Metrics can serve as an indicator of reader interest, but newsrooms still have to balance data with their own instincts.

Metrics can be used by journalists to inform their coverage, with the data serving as an indicator of interest or even quality. But how do you balance metrics with your own editorial instincts? Here, Financial Times and Guardian editors explain how metrics inform their editorial decisions.