NewsWhip’s real-time web and social analytics help regional newsrooms spot emerging stories as they gain traction—so they can break news faster, keep their communities informed, and build lasting trust with their audiences.

Powering Regional Publishers

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Customer Testimonials

Spike helps us set an agenda for the day: to see what people are reading and where to focus editorial attention.

Audience Development Manager, Hearst

Spike ensures that everyone gets out of work at a reasonable hour because we never miss the big stuff.

SVP, Publishing & Insights, NowThis

We use the Reddit integration with NewsWhip every day to find great stories. It’s a really useful tool to see what’s generating conversation and find posts that are on the cusp of going viral.

Head of Social Reach PLC

I like that I can see all the relevant news stories consolidated into one location.

Audience Development Manager TMZ

It is an extremely flexible tool which allows editors, social and audience managers to create their own dashboards combining real time feeds of social & web content with public engagement data as well as structuring specific news alerts on peaking events expanding this knowledge further to the entire team in their inbox.

Social Media Director Conde Naste italia

How Regional Publishers Use NewsWhip

Discover Local Story Ideas

With real-time, cross-platform data, regional publishers can track local weather, emergencies, school closures, and political developments as they unfold—helping them break stories first and stay ahead of the conversation.

Instantly detect breaking local news with real-time alerts

Build unlimited dashboards tailored to your beat

Discover viral posts and emerging stories within minutes

Global to Local

With global coverage across every country and language, NewsWhip helps you surface international stories that matter locally—so you can spot under-reported angles and deliver fresh perspectives to your audience.

Monitor local and global stories in one place

Sort and filter by relevance, location, and language

Get hands-on support from a dedicated Customer Success Manager

Competitor Benchmarking

Benchmark your performance against both local and national competitors. Track their published articles and analyze how their stories perform on social media—so you can sharpen your own editorial strategy and stay ahead.

Monitor competitor coverage and output in real time

Compare engagement across platforms and regions

Spot content gaps and identify high-performing formats

Uncover what topics are driving audience growth

Platform Specific Insights

NewsWhip helps you optimize content for each social platform, from short-form video on TikTok and Instagram to high-engagement stories on Facebook. Get insights on what works, where, and why—so your content reaches the right audience every time.

Understand which formats perform best on each platform

Track what’s trending across social in real time

Use platform-specific data to inform content packaging and promotion

See which competitors are driving engagement—and how

Platforms we cover

Benchmark your performance against both local and national competitors. Track their published articles and analyze how their stories perform on social media—so you can sharpen your own editorial strategy and stay ahead.