'The sheer amount of news and the absolute inundation of information means we are all overwhelmed by choice. We have to choose carefully, but that means very different things to different people.' | Analysis by BrianStelter
New York I began 2021 by writing that"we're going to need a bigger homepage." And I'm finishing the year feeling the same way. The sheer amount of news and the absolute inundation of information means we are all overwhelmed by choice. We have to choose carefully, but that means very different things to different people.
Chartbeat's list of the year's"most engaging stories" is a window into what we chose in 2021. More than 30 of the 110 headlines are about Donald Trump or members of his family. Only 8 of the headlines are about President Biden, and most of those also involve Trump.The No. 1 story was Amy Gardner's January 3 scoop for the Washington Post with the audio of Trump's hour-long call with Brad Raffensperger. The call was a key part of Trump's coup attempt.