#1: The stories with most public engagement in 2020 so far

November 16, 2020

Written by NewsWhip

August 14th, 2020

The stories with most public engagement in 2020 so far

GUESTS

Benedict Nicholson,

Head of Editorial and Research,
NewsWhip

Paul Quigley,

CEO and Co-Founder,
NewsWhip

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At NewsWhip, our goal is to enable a clear understanding of the news, stories, and ideas spreading and winning engagement in real time.

Paul Quigley, Founder & CEO of NewsWhip, lead this session joined by NewsWhip’s Head of Research & Insight, Benedict Nicholson. Our first webinar recaps the events of 2020 in preparation for our regular weekly updates, covering the world of Facebook publishing in the first half of 2020.

We also examined how events such as COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have influenced media coverage and captured public interest in that time.

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