Mental health and coronavirus: Media coverage and brand initiatives

by Benedict Nicholson | May 8, 2020 | Communications & PR, Digital Journalism

May is mental health month, and it is a particularly pertinent time for it given the potential disruption to our mental health by the COVID-19 pandemic. We looked back at some of the top mental health and coronavirus narratives of the year so far.  These included...

Coronavirus coverage has led to a huge boost in engagement for some publishers

by Benedict Nicholson | Mar 25, 2020 | Digital Journalism

The coronavirus pandemic has led people to turn to the publishers they trust for information. We looked at the engagement data around it. You may have read Kevin Roose and Gabriel Dance’s excellent piece in The New York Times on Monday about the sheer amount of...

NewsWhip Coronavirus Response: Daily Briefing, Reports & Enhanced Client Support

by Paul Quigley | Mar 16, 2020 | NewsWhip Announcements

The coronavirus pandemic is upending lives around the world at an unfathomable scale. Our customers – the world’s journalists and communicators – have a critical role in the response. They must give their audiences, employees, and the public good...

How the coronavirus has spread online

by Benedict Nicholson | Feb 7, 2020 | Data

How the coronavirus has spread online The new coronavirus that originated in Wuhan at the end of 2019 has gone from unheard of to being declared a global health emergency in the space of a month. As you might expect, the online attention it received has also exploded...

The PR controversies of the Tokyo Olympics

by Kimberly Monitto | Jul 21, 2021 | Brands, Communications & PR

After a whirlwind year of preparations following last year’s postponement, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally here.  Before we all gather around our TVs to watch the opening ceremonies, we wanted to get a sense of how the Games were resonating with the media and the...

These were the top publishers on Facebook in April 2021

by Benedict Nicholson | May 4, 2021 | Digital Journalism

We looked back at the top publishers on Facebook for the month of April 2021, ranked by their total engagement. The month saw a slight decline in engagement for most publishers and in the levels hit by the top articles, but the level of interactions did increase for...

How soccer’s European Super League crisis unfolded in the media

by Kimberly Monitto | Apr 29, 2021 | Communications & PR, Digital Journalism

Fans of soccer across the world were left dumbfounded when on Sunday, April 18th, 12 of the biggest European soccer teams joined together to form the “European Super League.” The “Founding Clubs” that attempted to band together included AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico...

How Covid has impacted the climate change conversation on social

by Brett Lofgren | Mar 24, 2021 | Brands

In 2019, the Business Roundtable signed a historic pledge that tethered the relationship between companies, CEO’s, and climate change. Thirty days later, unimpressed by the sustainability-related goals previously espoused by major corporations, nearly 8 million people...

The public and media interest in the Covid-19 vaccine in 2021 so far

by Benedict Nicholson | Feb 8, 2021 | Communications & PR, Digital Journalism

The Covid-19 vaccine began rolling out in some countries at the end of 2020, after receiving emergency approval from several governments. In the US, this included the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines, while the UK is also using the AstraZeneca vaccine in addition to...