attention drivers: 'Most Read' Articles From Around The World

Leaders taken to task - in the US, Canada and Kenya, plus sports are big attention drivers this morning. WikiLeaks, while losing some steam from earlier in the week, still remains an attention driver - especially in India as readers there attempt to make sense of their neighbor's nuclear intentions.

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
'Pak Army No match For India's So We Want More Nukes'

New York Times

Freezing Out Hope

Sydney Morning Herald
England Exercises Their Demons In Adelaide

The Guardian

WikiLeaks Fights To Stay Online After US Company Withdraws Domain Name

The Hill
House Passes Legislation To Extend Only Some Tax Cuts

The Globe and Mail
Leader Of Tiny Native Band Says She Works Hard For 243,000 Pay

LA Times

Low Ratings For Grammy Nominations

The Irish Independent
Happy Couple Enjoys A Celebration On Ice After A Snow-White Wedding

The Telegraph