Coronavirus coverage has led to a huge boost in engagement for some publishers
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
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
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...
How Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open fracas became a lesson in reputation management
Novak Djokovic, one of the world’s top tennis stars, has recently found himself in hot water after being denied entry to Australia due to his vaccination status. Djokovic was traveling to Melbourne on January 5th in order to defend his Australian Open title and win a...
The PR controversies of the Tokyo Olympics
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
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
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
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...
How NewsGuard monitors 8,000 websites to combat misinformation
The importance of Instagram Reels for brands
What are the three types of PR crisis?
These were the top communities on Reddit in June 2022
How Axios is using data to dig into key U.S. midterm election trends
Burger King ate up the headlines in June after retirement faux pas
