The storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump agitators was an event that shook American politics to its core, with the media and the public watching on in horror as members of Congress had to flee for their lives after rioters broke through the Capitol police defenses. ...
NEWSWHIP 2020 A year in review Welcome to the NewsWhip review of the stories that captured the public’s attention the most in the last year, from the omnipresent coverage of Covid-19, to the Black Lives Matter movement’s fight for racial justice and equity, to the...
With the election dragging on through the first week of November, the month was a political one in terms of the top content that went viral on Facebook. We looked back at the month to see who the top publishers were, and what content was most successful. As usual, we...
October was the final month before the presidential election, but a surprising amount of the top content did not actually have to do with the election but the deaths of some beloved celebrities. As usual, we used our API to gather these rankings, which you can read...
As we approach the crescendo of the 2020 election, we wanted to check in on the stories and publishers that have been influential in the last six months. We’re looking at the last six months specifically as Bernie Sanders officially dropped out of the race in...
Politics were sharply in focus last month, as the debates and the election rapidly approached, and that is reflected in our September publisher rankings on Facebook. As usual, we used our API to gather these rankings, which you can read about on our developer hub....
The US today announced that it would ban the TikTok and WeChat apps from US app stores after deeming them a potential security risk. After initial speculation about a ban triggered by Mike Pompeo’s comments in early July, Trump announced he would ban the app using an...
As we head into election season, the top publishers are seeing increasing amounts of political content garner significant engagement. We looked back at the top publishers on Facebook in August 2020. Once again, we used our API to gather these rankings, which you can...
As the pandemic has dramatically increased the amount of time people are spending at home, streaming services have come into particular focus this year. The last 18 months have seen a glut of streaming services launched and expanded, with some high-profile successes...
These were the companies that saw the most media and public interest in their political funding pauses
These were the top publishers on Facebook in November 2020