Friday, December 10, 2010

'Most Read' Articles From Around The World



Hackers, sex, protests and more - plus this story in the Guardian begs the question - how much more will we learn about corporate behavior and US diplomacy as newspapers sift through their gift from WikiLeaks? 


Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention.  This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.

The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.


Times of India
Pyriyanka Blasts Bebo!
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
HIV-Positive Porn Actor Airs Industry's Dirty Laundry
The Guardian

The Hill
Pelosi Pledges To Win Changes As House Dems Reject Tax Deal
The Globe and Mail
14 Officers At G20 Altercation Identified
LA Times
Gates Urges Congress To Act On 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

The Irish Independent
The Telegraph

The Washington Post
City Press
Shrien Dewani 'Secretly Gay' - UK Tabloid
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Nation
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

'Most Read' Articles From Around The World

Revelations in Kenya and Australia about key political leaders have captured readers' attention there. There's also the categories of WikiLeaks, sports, politics and some political accountability in the 'most read' section this morning.

Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention.  This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.

The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Worthy Of Attention

Since WikiLeaks has dominated the 'most read' spot in many papers for a while now - I thought this interview of Glenn Greenwald by WYNC's Brian Lehrer - which provides a little bit of an alternative take on those headlines - was worthy of attention. Let me know what you think.
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'Most Read' Articles From Around The World



Remembering Elizabeth Edwards, plus WikiLeaks still holds the attention of many readers (will Assange go 'nuclear'?) - but there's more 'most read' stories. 

Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention.  This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.

The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

'Most Read' Articles From Around The World

Arrested
WikiLeaks Julian Assange has turned himself in to British police - and it's the 'most read' topic in many newspapers around the world today. There's other news too - celebrity, sports, the French case against Continental, sex, changing family life - and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's piece on Palin has returned to the number one 'most read' spot in the Washington Post.

Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention.  This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.

The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.


Times of India
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested
The Guardian

The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times

The Irish Independent

The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Nation
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Monday, December 6, 2010

'Most Read' Articles From Around The World

An interesting contrast: Where American newspapers announce major league contracts for the next sports star - India's Times Of India announces when one of their students has been hired by Facebook - and it becomes the 'most read' story there. 


Ireland's Independent gets the award for the most ignorant 'most read' piece this morning. As nations become wealthier their population rates decline - a fact the author of the piece seems completely ignorant of. Yet the writer behind this vitriolic polemic seems inclined to condemn an entire continent to further suffering - rather than consider any thoughtful question as to what works in humanitarian aid and what doesn't. Painting an entire continent in such a broad brush - as that author does - sounds - well, rather racist. Hopefully it became the 'most read' piece out of reader disgust - and isn't an indicator of support for the author's angry views.


Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention.  This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.

The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.


Times of India
Sydney Morning Herald
The Guardian

The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times

The Irish Independent

The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Nation
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Sunday, December 5, 2010

'Most Read' Articles From Around The World

Today's 'most read' stories could be classified as: people acting badly, sex, politics, economic fears, sports, celebrity, technology and oh - UFOs. Some of the stories overlap multiple categories. And WikiLeaks features prominently in several of them.


Attention Drivers votes for two articles that deserve special attention today. The NY Times piece which warns of another looming economic storm and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's piece in the Washington Post - which highlights Sarah Palin's desire to return Americans to the middle ages.

Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention.  This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.

The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.


Times of India
Sydney Morning Herald

The Hill
The Globe and Mail

The Irish Independent

The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Nation

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