Worldcrunch continued to span the globe through 2013 to deliver our unique brand of international journalism, in partnership with the best news sources in the world.
Our loyal readers know our aim is to cover something of everything under the sun and stars: from war and politics to techology and pop culture, business and finance, food and travel. And our geographic reach, of course, knows no limits.
Journalism as popularity contest is a trap we continue to actively avoid. And yet knowing what stories people are drawn to is an opportunity to learn how to do our jobs better. So we hereby share this with you: the seven stories we published this past year that garnered the most readers:
1. Who Says Top Students Make The Best Employees?
2. Here’s What It’s Like To Get An Abortion In An Increasingly Pious Turkey
3. Big Hang And Tiger Bench:Women Expose Brutality Of Chinese Labor Camp
4. When An Anti-Semitic Hungarian Politician Finds Out He’s Jewish
5. Why China Is Still No Superpower
6. Confessions Of A Modern Male Prostitute
7. In Romania, A Quiet City Has Become The Global Hub For Hackers And Online Crooks