Streaming charts are not stories until the source names the metric. Thursday's scan could verify Paramount's Dutton Ranch view claim and Hulu's schedule, but broad chart pages were not readable enough to support a ranked chart story. [1] [2] [3]\n\nThat makes source discipline the brief. A screenshot can start a pitch; it cannot carry a newspaper item unless the platform, date, definition and rank are visible. [1] [2] [3]

-- CAMILLE BEAUMONT, Los Angeles