by Benedict Nicholson | Aug 11, 2022 | Digital Journalism
Amid something of a summer lull for content engagement, The Daily Mail maintained its place at the top of our rankings in July, with around 10 million engagements more than the nearest competitor. Here are some of the key takeaways for this month: The Daily Mail’s...
by Benedict Nicholson | Aug 9, 2022 | Digital Journalism
Misinformation and disinformation are among the biggest challenges facing humanity. The proliferation of “alternative facts” and downright lies is dramatically affecting the public’s understanding of major conflicts, climate change, disease and transitions of power....
by Benedict Nicholson | Jul 26, 2022 | Digital Journalism
With the U.S. midterm elections around the corner on November 8, Americans have a lot of different election issues on their minds. What might those topics be and how do they wax and wane in importance over an election cycle? Using data from various sources, news...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jul 21, 2022 | Brands
In June, Burger King made headlines for the wrong reasons after the restaurant chain was dragged into a crisis based on a retirement gift given to an employee at a Las Vegas location. Kevin Ford — the employee in question — had been working at the chain for 27 years...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jul 7, 2022 | Digital Journalism
The Daily Mail continued its early summer dominance in our June 2022 Facebook publisher rankings, finishing the month with significantly more engagements than any of its competitors. Here are some of the key takeaways for this month The Daily Mail had as many...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jun 28, 2022 | Digital Journalism
Editors note: The content featured in this blog is from the month of May only, therefore any mention of Roe v. Wade came before the SCOTUS ruling on June 24th. In our latest edition of the monthly Reddit rankings, r/memes returned to the top, displacing the seasonal...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jun 14, 2022 | Brands
From the Twitter takeover to the economy’s impact, May was a big month for coverage of brands in the media, and the public interest in those stories. In the first of a recurring monthly series, we’re going to take a look at the top 250 stories about America’s biggest...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jun 14, 2022 | Brands
Abbott, the healthcare company whose baby formula recall in February contributed to a shortage of formula in the US this spring, saw a massive spike in attention to coverage linked to its struggles and the consequences, and a story mentioning the brand was the most...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jun 9, 2022 | Digital Journalism
The Daily Mail marked a third straight month at the top of the publisher rankings in May, as mainstay at the top of the charts The Daily Wire fell to fifth place. As always, we used our API and NewsWhip Spike to gather these rankings, which you can read about on our...
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