Most Read
One of the big advantages of news outlets going online is that they can see exactly what their consumers want.
Most outlets display what stories have been viewed most that day. I must say that this is one of my favourite features of online websites. One of the problems I find with looking at news stories online is that I always seem to go to the same sections and read about similar issues. I feel that I lose out on the variety I get when browsing through a newspaper. With the most viewes feature, that usually appears in a box on the right hand side of a website, I regularly read stories I otherwise would not have. More often than not, the story is usually pretty interesting also.
It is also interesting to see what stories people find most interesting. It is funny that the most viewed story is either something out of the ordinary or many times has “sex” in the title. I find that usually these two story types are only over taken when a high profile event is taking place such as an election or high profile murder case.
Anyway here are the most viewed stories today from several leading websites.:
BBC: “Dumped dogs turn to cannibalism”
The Irish Times: “Student’s Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries”
RTÉ: “Man killed in Dublin shooting” The Guardian: “Champions League: Chelsea v Barcelona – as it happened”
CNN: “Another racy Prejean photo emerges; site promises more”
