To my understanding, a huge portion of NYT works on algorithms. "Not enough hits on the news? Probably others don't either, so no need to put on front page" kin

To my understanding, a huge portion of NYT works on algorithms. "Not enough hits on the news? Probably others don't either, so no need to put on front page" kinda scenario. Which, I kinda understand. The other news are more... engaging. Balloons, super bowl, thousands of people dying from another environmental catastrophe in Turkey and etc. are more engaging in daily discussions, so other stories simply get buried.