Boyer: What do people like to read?

Until recently, knowing for sure which types of news stories got the most readership in The Citizen was an elusive goal. Sure, we could see what was on the front page on days when single-copy sales were up, and try to determine if certain kinds of stories seemed to be popping up. But to have a true sense of just how many eyes read a specific story, we'd have to spend a lot of money on research.