Was on a meeting with lawyer and Inq7.net columnist Rowena “Bing” Guanzon this afternoon on setting up her new blog and familiarizing her with WordPress, when we discussed something about the density of newspaper readership.
She opined that people seem to get bored with Philippine politics and mentioned that most of her columns in Inq7.net are at the end of the top 10 most read articles. I agreed adding that even political blogs are sharing the same dip in traffic compared to entertainment/showbiz-related blog. I showed her some of the data from PinoyTopBlogs and the discussion we had on this blog and on Divergent Poles.
When I got back home, I checked INQ7’s 10 most-read columns from Nov. 6-12 :
1. After Brussels win, Buboy awaits 3rd baby’s birth (Dollywood, November 09, 2005)
2. Jericho says ‘Panday’ is ‘breathtaking’ (Dollywood, November 08, 2005)
3. Daniel Radcliffe and a boy named Harry grow up (Only in Hollywood, November 05, 2005)
4. PBA surprise: Bald, and proud of it (In Huddle, November 08, 2005)
5. Is INC coddling a criminal? (On Target, November 07, 2005)
6. Haste makes humiliation (Editorial, November 09, 2005)
7. Foul play (Editorial, November 11, 2005)
8. Staying at the top (Viewfinder, November 09, 2005)
9. Back in business (Editorial, November 10, 2005)
10. Prejudice (Editorial, November 08, 2005)
The top 3 columns are all entertainment articles followed by a sports article while the rest are editorial and political commentaries.
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A person made great points there. in order to do a search on the actual topic and found most people will agree with your blog.
showbiz as far back as they began measuring it on inq7, has consistently been number one. and two. and three. and four… it’s very very rarely that showbiz and entertainment won’t take up 3/4 of the top stories.