{"id":40200,"date":"2021-12-29T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/29\/from-kremlin-leak-to-sperm-counts-readers-favourite-stories-of-2021-guardian"},"modified":"2021-12-29T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T12:00:21","slug":"from-kremlin-leak-to-sperm-counts-our-readers-favourite-stories-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=40200","title":{"rendered":"From Kremlin leak to sperm counts: our readers\u2019 favourite stories of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 20 articles that may have helped convince people to support the Guardian\u2019s journalism<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian benefited from hundreds of thousands of acts of support from digital readers in 2021 \u2013 almost one for every minute of the year. Here we look at the articles from 2021 that had a big hand in convincing readers to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.theguardian.com\/uk\/contribute\">support our open, independent journalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jul\/15\/kremlin-papers-appear-to-show-putins-plot-to-put-trump-in-white-house\">Kremlin papers appear to show Putin\u2019s plot to put Trump in White House<\/a> \u2013 Luke Harding<\/strong><em><strong>, <\/strong><\/em><strong>Julian Borger<\/strong><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><strong>and<\/strong><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><strong>Dan Sabbagh<br \/><\/strong>Exclusive leak reveals Moscow\u2019s deliberations on how it might help Donald Trump win 2016 US presidential race<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/support.theguardian.com\/contribute?acquisitionData=%7B%22source%22%3A%22GUARDIAN_WEB%22%2C%22componentType%22%3A%22ACQUISITIONS_EDITORIAL_LINK%22%2C%22componentId%22%3A%22investigations_2021_article_footer%22%2C%22campaignCode%22%3A%22investigations_2021_article_footer%22%7D&amp;INTCMP=investigations_2021_KV_article_footer\">Make a contribution<\/a> from just \u00a31<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/support.theguardian.com\/subscribe\/digital?acquisitionData=%7B%22source%22%3A%22GUARDIAN_WEB%22%2C%22componentType%22%3A%22ACQUISITIONS_EDITORIAL_LINK%22%2C%22componentId%22%3A%22investigations_2021_article_footer%22%2C%22campaignCode%22%3A%22investigations_2021_article_footer%22%7D&amp;INTCMP=investigations_2021_KV_article_footer\">Become a digital subscriber<\/a> and get something in return for your money<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/patrons.theguardian.com\/join?INTCMP=investigations_2021_article_footer&amp;acquisitionData=%7B%22componentType%22%3A%22ACQUISITIONS_EDITORIAL_LINK%22%2C%22componentId%22%3A%22investigations_2021_article_footer%22%2C%22source%22%3A%22GUARDIAN_WEB%22%7D\">Join as a Patron<\/a> to fund us at a higher level<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/29\/from-kremlin-leak-to-sperm-counts-readers-favourite-stories-of-2021-guardian\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 20 articles that may have helped convince people to support the Guardian\u2019s journalismThe Guardian benefited from hundreds of thousands of acts of support from digital readers in 2021 \u2013 almost one for every minute of the year. 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