NEW YORK TIMES WEBSITE GETS NUMBER ONE GOOGLE NEWS RANKING ACCORDING TO NEWSKNIFE ANALYSIS
December 17th 2007 09:12
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NYTimes.com has been ranked the leading online news site based on the number of top ranking story listings it registered on Google News US throughout 2007, according to an analysis by Newsknife.
Newsknife said that of the 3,809 sites found in its sample of nearly 2,000 major news items, NY Times.com was the Google News US top source on 168 occasions.
Last year's top US source, ABC News, dropped to fifth on the 2007 list, and has fallen from 201 top stories in 2006, to just 59 this year.
Journalism.co said the New York Times claimed a significant boost in traffic after it disposed of the Times Select paywall that prevented non-subscribers from accessing premium content on the site. It also introduced a number of new features.
ABC News moved down the rankings this year, while Houston Chronicle and Los Angeles Times were debutants on the list.
Newsknife speculated that change to the top dozen sources was 'subtle and perhaps temporary'.
The UK’s Guardian Unlimited slipped out of the Top 12 after holding seventh place in 2006. Another UK source, Times Online, remained in the list, although it dropped from fifth in 2006, to eighth in the latest list.
Newsknife said, “An interesting addition to the list is the Associated Press. Items from AP have only been appearing at Google News since the start of September.
Newsknife has found AP as the top news item source 11 times over the three months to date.
Top News Sites of 2007
1 New York Times (168 top stories)
2 Voice of America (91)
3 Reuters (87)
4 Washington Post (79)
5 ABC News (59)
6 Houston Chronicle (58)
7 Forbes (52)
8 Times Online, UK (51)
9 Bloomberg (49)
10 CNN (47)
11= Los Angeles Times (44)
11= The Associated Press (44)
Newsknife has been rating news sites for six years. Compare the lists of top sites for '04 through '07:
Top News Sites of 2006
1 201 ABC News
2 166 New York Times
3 164 Reuters
4 Washington Post
5 Times Online, UK
6 Forbes
7 Guardian Unlimited, UK
8 Voice of America
9 Christian Science Monitor
10 International Herald Tribune, France
11 Bloomberg
12 CNN
Top News Sites of 2005
1 102 ABC News
2 93 The New York Times
3 86 Reuters
4 The Washington Post
5 Guardian Unlimited, UK
6 Voice of America
7 SFGate.com, CA
8 Bloomberg
9 Times Online, UK
10 International Herald Tribune, France
11 CNN
12 The Christian Science Monitor
Top News Sites of 2004
1 89 The New York Times
2 71 Reuters
3 67 The Washington Post
4 ABC News
5 Xinhua, China
6 The Christian Science Monitor
7 Voice of America
8 CNN
9 Bloomberg
10 San Francisco Chronicle, CA
11 Guardian Unlimited, UK
12 International Herald Tribune, France
- MediaBlab
NYTimes.com has been ranked the leading online news site based on the number of top ranking story listings it registered on Google News US throughout 2007, according to an analysis by Newsknife.
Newsknife said that of the 3,809 sites found in its sample of nearly 2,000 major news items, NY Times.com was the Google News US top source on 168 occasions.
Last year's top US source, ABC News, dropped to fifth on the 2007 list, and has fallen from 201 top stories in 2006, to just 59 this year.
Journalism.co said the New York Times claimed a significant boost in traffic after it disposed of the Times Select paywall that prevented non-subscribers from accessing premium content on the site. It also introduced a number of new features.
Newsknife speculated that change to the top dozen sources was 'subtle and perhaps temporary'.
The UK’s Guardian Unlimited slipped out of the Top 12 after holding seventh place in 2006. Another UK source, Times Online, remained in the list, although it dropped from fifth in 2006, to eighth in the latest list.
Newsknife said, “An interesting addition to the list is the Associated Press. Items from AP have only been appearing at Google News since the start of September.
Newsknife has found AP as the top news item source 11 times over the three months to date.
Top News Sites of 2007
1 New York Times (168 top stories)
2 Voice of America (91)
3 Reuters (87)
4 Washington Post (79)
5 ABC News (59)
6 Houston Chronicle (58)
8 Times Online, UK (51)
9 Bloomberg (49)
10 CNN (47)
11= Los Angeles Times (44)
11= The Associated Press (44)
Newsknife has been rating news sites for six years. Compare the lists of top sites for '04 through '07:
Top News Sites of 2006
1 201 ABC News
2 166 New York Times
3 164 Reuters
4 Washington Post
5 Times Online, UK
6 Forbes
7 Guardian Unlimited, UK
8 Voice of America
9 Christian Science Monitor
10 International Herald Tribune, France
11 Bloomberg
12 CNN
Top News Sites of 2005
1 102 ABC News
2 93 The New York Times
3 86 Reuters
4 The Washington Post
5 Guardian Unlimited, UK
6 Voice of America
7 SFGate.com, CA
8 Bloomberg
9 Times Online, UK
10 International Herald Tribune, France
11 CNN
12 The Christian Science Monitor
Top News Sites of 2004
1 89 The New York Times
2 71 Reuters
3 67 The Washington Post
4 ABC News
5 Xinhua, China
6 The Christian Science Monitor
7 Voice of America
8 CNN
9 Bloomberg
10 San Francisco Chronicle, CA
11 Guardian Unlimited, UK
12 International Herald Tribune, France
- MediaBlab
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