A Day in the Life of a Digital Editor, 2013
We can have binocular vision. We can understand these numbers. And we can know that the mission of a place like The Atlantic is to bring moral purpose, interesting ideas, great arguments, and excellent reporting to the world and to drive these stories as far as they will go into the public consciousness.
Furthermore, looking at the numbers teaches you about the social reality of the Internet. In a very real sense, unless you look at the numbers, you do not know what (the dynamic sociotechnical space that is) the Internet looks like.
Alexis Madrigal, senior editor at the Atlantic, on the digital transition in journalism, creating a decent content strategy, and the economics of digital journalism.
Always look at the numbers. [emphasis mine.]
