The Most Read Articles on Scoop in 2011

Sunday, 1 January 2012, 11:25 pm
Article: The Scoop Team

Top 10 Scoops For 2011

The most read postings on Scoop in 2011 show a year dominated by earthquakes, disaster, lost Emperor Penguins and political debate on welfare and asset sales.

The most read story would come as a surprise to many in New Zealand with Paul Buchanan’s thoughts on the Singapore elections taking the top spot after it went viral in South East Asia.

Coverage of Ken Ring’s scatter gun predictions about earthquakes was the second most read, while Gordon Campbell’s thoughts on welfare reform was in third.

In international news, breaking coverage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the most read, while articles on Iraq and Google’s work on Christchurch after the earthquakes were in second and third

1. Paul G. Buchanan: A Door Cracks Open in the Little Red Dot
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 8:27 am
Column: Paul G. Buchanan - A Word From Afar

2. Ken Ring's Earthquake Warning For 20 March 2011 In NZ
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 6:40 pm
Press Release: Uncensored Magazine

3. Ten Myths About Welfare
The politics behind the government’s welfare reform process
by Gordon Campbell
March 2011

4. Ten Myths About Asset Sales
Selling down the public’s stake in energy companies and Air NZ makes little sense, socially or economically
by Gordon Campbell
September 2011

5. Happy Feet the penguin live web cam
Friday, 1 July 2011, 1:43 pm
Press Release: TV3

6. Serious Earthquake Hits Christchurch
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 1:04 pm
Article: Scoop News

7. Meme Break: Vancouver Riot Kissing Couple v Max Key
Friday, 17 June 2011, 12:51 pm
Article: Scoop Images

8. AgResearch Transgender Goats To Be Milked
Sunday, 12 June 2011, 1:12 pm
Press Release: SOIL and HEALTH Assn of NZ

9. Helen Kelly: The Hobbit Dispute
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 9:44 am
Opinion: Hellen Kelly - CTU President

10. Power crazy Key diverts plane, tells passengers to vote Nats
Friday, 25 November 2011, 8:51 am
Press Release: Mana Party

Top Ten Most Read International Stories

1. Mag. 8.9 Quake Strikes Off Coast Of Japan

Friday, 11 March 2011, 7:52 pm
Article: Scoop News

2. The March to War: Iran and the Strategic Encirclement
Monday, 26 December 2011, 9:28 am
Opinion: Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

3. Google and GeoEye: Images from Christchurch
Monday, 28 February 2011, 11:52 am
Press Release: Google

4. Lockerbie Diary: Gadhaffi, Fall Guy for CIA Drug Running
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:39 am
Column: Susan Lindauer

5. Obama’s Address to the World: Osama Bin Laden is Dead
Monday, 2 May 2011, 4:02 pm
Speech: Scoop Video

6. The Future Children of Fukushima
Tuesday, 03 May 2011, 1:16 pm
Article: Joe Giambrone

7. Orwell 2011: Towards a Pervasive "Surveillance America"
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 1:40 pm
Column: Tom Burghardt

8. Penn State Trustees Violated State Law
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 12:21 pm
Column: Walter Brasch

9. American Censorship Day 16 November 2011
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 9:25 am
Article: Scoop News

10. Turkish Actions To Trigger NATO Confrontation With Syria?
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:01 pm
Column: Rick Rozoff

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