Pathfinder 2022 top 10

2022

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Of the 328 articles and multimedia pieces published in 2022, here are the 10 most-read articles based on the number of views they received when writing this article. The Big Six’s big media game tops the list with 18,900 views, followed by the 2022 Senior send-off-map. Although the features section topped the list for the number of articles published per category, readers most frequently read opinion pieces. Amongst the multimedia, photos topped the list in number published and were also viewed the most. Although The Big Six’s big media game shedding new light on the corporate monopoly of media attracted readers, three out of the top 10 articles covered topics involving multiple students or community members in a single article. In addition to being interactive, the 2022 Senior send-off map covers 60 senior class students and where they are headed to college. Three out of the top ten most-read articles covered topics on race and immigrant minorities, reflecting reader interest in stories of diverse populations in the community. Journalists weigh newsworthiness based on seven news values: impact, proximity, timeliness, conflict/controversy, human interest, and novelty/oddity. The majority of the top ten articles cover not one but many of these values.

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10. Road to the 2022 NFL Draft

7. Silent Struggles of Immigrant Children

8. Children of immigrant parents share their experiences

9. Lessons That Endure

6. School board candidate Q&A

5. Beyond the statistics

4. The Pros and Cons of Military Recruitment in High Schools

2. 2022 Senior send-off map

3. Staff page

1. The Big Six’s big media game

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This article recieved 717 views over the course of the 2022 year. This article talks about a Parkway West Alumnu attempting to get drafted into the NFL.

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10 Road to the 2022 NFL Draft

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Although only having been out for three months in 2022, this story received 735 views. This article covers Parkway West's former principal, Beth Plunkett and the book she authored.

9 Lessons that endure

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- With 1027 views this articles features stories of four students with immigrant parents and their unique experiences.

8 Children of Immigrant parents share their experiences

- This articles talks specifically about the visa and immigration struggles of three students and was viewed 937 times Read More

7 Silent Struggles of Immigrant Children

- A timely coverge of Q&A with all the individual candidates running for school board prior to the election earned 987 views. Read More

6 School board candidate Q&A

- An attempt to fight the stereotypes associated with St. Louis neighborhoods, this article is among the top 10 with 2076 views - Read More

5. Beyond the statistics

- Helping students get more information on militarty recruiting and potentially help them make a decion on a military careers, this informative article was viewed 2744 times. Read More

4. The Pros and Cons of Military Recruitment in High Schools

- The go to page to know about the author of an article and to get to know more about individual student journalists, earned a place on top 10 with 2547views. Read More

3. Staff Page

- With 1649 views, this yearly interactive piece is a highlight tradition that is a favorie of both students and parents to see where our seniors are going to college. -Read More

2. 2022 Senior send-off map

- The most popular article in 2022 with over 18200 views, reveals the six big tech companies controlling the coroporate world and what it means to democracy and the future. Read More .

1. The Big Six’s big media game

The average time spent by readers in 2022 on each article was one minute, 44 seconds. The amount of engagement with each story is assessed by the amount of time the reader spends on each article. Here are the top five articles that readers have spent the most time with regarding minutes, irrespective of the number of views. In a Washington Post Survey in 2014, only 41 percent of Americans reported that they watched, read or heard any in-depth news stories beyond the headlines. The debate on whether it is the attention span of readers or the quality of the content driving the headline culture is ongoing, according to Medium. A study from Microsoft Corp, published in Time Magazine, showed that the attention span of an average reader is only eight minutes. However, the average time the readers of the Pathfinder spent on our articles is one minute, 44 seconds. Engaging the reader’s interest enough to invest time to read beyond the title reflects the quality of the content presented.

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1. School board candidate Q&A2. Journey to Okay Violet: Junior Kristen Skordos sings for the new St. Louis band 3. 2022 Senior send-off map4. Road to the 2022 NFL Draft 5. Braxton Eddy

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This mulitmedia post featuring people of West and one student's journey to varsity football. Readers spent an average of 28 minutes on the post

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5 Braxton Eddy

This article talks about a Parkway West Alumnus attempting to get drafted into the NFL. Readers spent an average of 28 minutes on the post.

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4 Road to the 2022 NFL Draft

This yearly interactive piece is a highlight tradition that is a favorie of both students and parents to see where our seniors are going to college. Readers spent an average of 28 minutes on the post. -Read More

3. 2022 Senior send-off map

- Featuring the first live band performance by one of the students and creating their own band. Readers spent an average of 29 minutes on this article. Read More

2. Journey to Okay Violet: Junior Kristen Skordos sings for the new St. Louis band

- A timely coverge of Q&A with all the individual candidates running for school board prior to the election. Readers spent an average of 29 minutes on this article. Read More

1 School board candidate Q&A

Newspapers and journalists value the comments of their readers. Participation through commenting is one of the most interactive parts of the Pathfinder that readers frequently take advantage of. ​​Studies have shown that commenting on journalistic stories has become one of the most prevalent participation options that news media offers users on their websites and social media channels. According to a study on the comment spaces at The Guardian, “below the line” comment spaces have grown to be one of the most popular and widely engaged forms of user-generated content on news websites. Comment spaces provide a space for public debate in which journalists can hear from — and directly engage with — their audience.

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1. Beyond the statistics2.Transgender and non-binary students petition for gender-neutral bathrooms 3. Wordle: The internet’s new obsession 4. The final draw: Administrators decide to update the art department 5. They can’t be trusted

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- An attempt to reveal the misinformation in political ads and the dangers that pose to society. This article received 5 comments from readers.- Read More

5. They Can't be Trusted

- News coverage of the art department renovations after close to 50 years of use and what went into the process. This article received 5 comments from readers.- Read More

4. The final draw: Administrators decide to update the art department

- Under A&E , an article on the new popular internet game and what is new about it. This article received 6 comments from readers.- Read More

3. Wordle: The internet’s new obsession

- An article offering an inclusive solution to support the needs of transgender and non-binary studnets at school. This article received 9 comments from readers.- Read More

2. Transgender and non-binary students petition for gender-neutral bathrooms

- An attempt to fight the stereotypes associated with St. Louis neighborhoods, this article received 12 comments from readers.- Read More

1. Beyond the statistics