Impact Dashboard

Measure and track the real-world impact of your evidence-driven narratives with 12 KPIs and forensic auditing.

Understanding Impact

In AIJIM, impact is treated as something that should be measurable and reviewable, not merely narrated. The dashboard and event chain aim to make workflow and outcome signals inspectable over time.

Impact Beyond Engagement

We measure more than vanity metrics. Impact includes evidence accessibility, decision influence, claim verification rates, and downstream citations. Real impact, real data.

The 12 KPIs

The Impact Dashboard tracks these 12 metrics across your stories:

Views & Impressions

Total number of times your story was viewed. Tracked per story and aggregated by workspace. Includes unique visitors and return visitors.

Category: Awareness

Source Access Rate

Percentage of readers who clicked through to inspect linked sources. High rate = readers verify your statements. Low rate = narrative may be opaque.

Category: Engagement

Statements Inspected

Number of individual statements readers clicked to examine verdict, source grounding, and supporting sources. Engagement with your evidentiary backbone.

Category: Engagement

Average Time Spent

Mean duration readers spend with your story. Includes reading time and source exploration. Higher = deeper engagement.

Category: Engagement

Shares & Citations

Number of times your story was shared on social media or cited in other publications. Measures reach and credibility.

Category: Reach

Statement Review Rate

Percentage of your statements with explicit review decisions and inspectable source state. Contradicted or insufficient statements remain visible rather than hidden.

Category: Credibility

Source Grounding Coverage

Share of statements with publication-grade source links and ECAM-X support metadata. Reported as coverage, not a weighted quality score.

Category: Credibility

Contradictions Flagged

Number of internal contradictions discovered and resolved. High count = thorough investigation. Shows readers you tested your narrative.

Category: Credibility

Reader Confidence Feedback

Reader-submitted confidence feedback and qualitative signals. It is post-publication audience response, not protocol truth.

Category: Credibility

Decision Impact

Tracked through post-publication surveys and feedback. Did readers make decisions based on your story? Count of reported actions taken.

Category: Impact

Evidence Reuse Rate

How often evidence from your story is cited in subsequent stories (yours or others'). Shows which evidence has lasting value.

Category: Impact

Audit Trail Events

Number of forensic events recorded (amendments, verdict changes, new evidence additions). Shows transparency of your editorial process.

Category: Transparency

KPI Categories

KPIs are grouped into five categories for easier analysis:

Category	KPIs	What It Measures
Awareness	01	How many people discovered your story?
Engagement	02, 03, 04	How deeply did readers interact with your narrative and evidence?
Reach	05	Did your story spread? Citations and shares?
Credibility	06, 07, 08, 09	How trustworthy is your evidence foundation and narrative?
Impact	10, 11	Did your story move the needle? Did evidence have lasting value?
Transparency	12	How much of your process is auditable?

Every KPI is Purpose-Driven

None of these metrics are vanity. Each one measures a specific, meaningful dimension of journalistic impact. Together, they paint a complete picture.

SHA-256 Forensic Chain

Every KPI update is cryptographically chained for audit integrity:

Immutable Record

Each KPI event (new view, evidence access, verdict change) is hashed with SHA-256 and chained to the previous event. Once recorded, events cannot be altered without breaking the chain.

Chain Verification

You can verify the chain at any time. Dashboard shows current chain hash. If any event is tampered with, the chain breaks and is flagged as compromised.

Audit Trail

View the complete timeline of all KPI-affecting events: story publication, evidence addition, verdict changes, amendments, reader actions. Fully transparent and verifiable.

Export & Verify

Export your audit trail as JSON or CSV. Third parties can independently verify the chain using any SHA-256 tool. No vendor lock-in.

Invariant Violation Monitoring

The Impact Dashboard monitors the five AIJIM invariants in real-time:

I1: Verification Invariant

Every claim must have a verdict. Dashboard alerts if a claim lacks a verdict, preventing publication of unverified claims.

I2: Evidence Binding

Every claim must link to evidence. Dashboard flags orphaned claims. Prevents unsupported narratives.

I3: Source Integrity

Evidence checksums must match. Dashboard monitors for evidence tampering. Alerts if checksums change unexpectedly.

I4: Publication Gate

Confirmation required before publishing. Dashboard ensures no stories slip through without author acknowledgment.

I5: Amendment Tracking

All post-publication changes are versioned. Dashboard records what changed, when, and why. No invisible edits.

Violations Are Serious

If any invariant is violated (I1–I5), the dashboard flags it prominently in red. Violations prevent publication or trigger audit alerts. No exceptions.

Session-Level & Aggregate Metrics

Impact is tracked at two levels:

Session-Level

Per-story metrics. How did this particular story perform? Views, shares, reader trust, decision impact. Useful for post-mortem analysis.

Aggregate

Workspace-level summary. Total impact across all published stories. Trends over time. Useful for demonstrating journalist/newsroom impact.

Dashboard Views & Reports

The Impact Dashboard offers multiple views and report types:

Overview Card

At a glance: total views, average reader trust, decision impact count, verification rate. Green/yellow/red status indicators.

KPI Trend Charts

Line charts showing each KPI over time. Compare current period to historical baseline. Identify growth or decline.

Source Impact Map

Visualization showing which sources are most reused, cited, and decision-relevant. Helps you identify sources that need more context or follow-up.

Audit Trail Report

Complete chronological log of all events affecting KPIs. Amendments, verdict changes, new sources, shares, citations. Exportable.

Story Comparison

Side-by-side metrics for multiple stories. Which reached readers? Which had strongest source grounding? Which drove most decisions?

Linking to Detailed Impact Metrics

From the dashboard, you can drill down into detailed metrics:

Each KPI card is clickable. Click "Source Grounding Coverage" to see a detailed breakdown: which sources are reused, which statements rely on them, reader feedback on those statements, etc.

Click "Decision Impact" to see reader survey responses: what decisions did they make? What was the outcome? Which evidence was most persuasive?

Every metric links to supporting detail. No black boxes. Full transparency.

Impact Feeds Your Next Story

Metrics from published stories inform your next investigations. You learn which evidence types resonate, which claims convince, which sources matter most. Data-driven journalism at scale.

Privacy & Ethics

Impact tracking respects reader privacy:

PASSNo Personal Tracking: We aggregate metrics without identifying individual readers. No cookies, no fingerprinting.
PASSOpt-In Surveys: Decision Impact is only measured when readers voluntarily provide feedback.
PASSLocal Processing: All impact calculations run locally. No external analytics services.
PASSGDPR Compliant: Full right to deletion, data portability, and transparency.

Best Practices

PASSReview Weekly: Check your metrics every week to spot trends early.
PASSCompare Stories: Use Story Comparison to learn what works for your audience.
PASSVerify the Chain: Periodically verify your SHA-256 chain to ensure data integrity.
PASSShare Transparently: Use audit trails to demonstrate your editorial process to readers.
PASSFocus on Credibility: Review coverage and evidence-grounding transparency matter more than views.