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nytimes

3 recorded attention episodes across US.

At a glance

The dossier

Episodes
3
Verified stories
2
Regions
US
Coverage signals
29

Tracked from through .

Interactive attention record

Latest episode

WITT Attention Index for nytimes in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.
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ObservedTraffic bucketAttention Index
200+ 47.6
200+ 46.6
200+ 46.6
200+ 46.6
200+ 46.6
200+ 46.6

Episode history

Verified explanations

ended Entertainment

When Picket Lines Meet Wordle: Why Striking NYT Workers Built 'Strikle'

When the New York Times Tech Guild went on strike to bargain for fair pay, remote work policies, and just-cause protections, they asked readers to honor a digital picket line and stop playing official puzzles. To keep the community entertained without breaking solidarity, striking workers coded and published alternative games like Strikle and Connections: Strike Edition.

Index 0 US WITT Editorial Desk
ended Science

A Rare Glimpse Into the Earth’s Engine: Documenting Seafloor Spreading in Real Time

The recent spike in search interest for the *New York Times* aligns with the publication of a groundbreaking study in *Nature* that details the first-ever direct, instrument-verified observation of a rapid seafloor spreading event. By sheer coincidence, researchers had deployed a monitoring network just two months before a 2024 earthquake swarm in the Indian Ocean, allowing them to record the creation of over three feet of new oceanic crust.

Index 0 US WITT Editorial Desk