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Not getting high placement in search results is probably one reason why topic pages haven’t quite worked for NYT and BBC. But it’s also due to the real-time reading habits of people in this era of the Web.
Why Topic Pages Haven’t Worked For News Websites Yet
…Or it could be that the revenue models haven’t yet found a way to effectively make money the long tail topic pages create.
Related, from Nieman Journalism Lab: “Coming in the side door: The value of homepages is shifting from traffic-driver to brand”
