by NewsWhip | Jun 9, 2021 | Digital Journalism
On April 27th, President Joe Biden and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that masks are no longer required for fully vaccinated people in outdoor settings, one of the first steps on the way back to normalcy after COVID-19. Two weeks later, the...
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...
by NewsWhip | Apr 29, 2021 | Digital Journalism, Communications & PR
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...
by Benedict Nicholson | Apr 8, 2021 | Digital Journalism
As we head out of the first quarter of 2021, we looked back at the top publishers of March on Facebook to see which of them received the most engagement. As usual, we used our API to gather these rankings, which you can read about on our developer hub. This analysis...
by UMICH Center for Social Media Responsibility | Mar 25, 2021 | Digital Journalism
At the University of Michigan Center for Social Media Responsibility (CSMR), we publish and monitor a metric we call the Iffy Quotient—the fraction of the most popular URLs on Facebook and Twitter that come from “Iffy” sites that often publish...
by Benedict Nicholson | Mar 22, 2021 | Digital Journalism
One of the key aspects of social media for media companies is understanding their strengths for engaging with audiences on different platforms. In this article we’re going to look back at 2021 for three different publishers, and see how they fared on the web,...
by Benedict Nicholson | Mar 11, 2021 | Digital Journalism
The second month of 2021 saw a slight dip in engagement to web articles on Facebook, but some familiar patterns of top publishers. As usual, we looked back at the top articles and publishers to see what moved the needle in terms of engagement on the platform. As...
by Benedict Nicholson | Feb 18, 2021 | Digital Journalism
Former President Donald Trump was acquitted of the charge of inciting an insurrection in his impeachment trial in the Senate last week. The Senate voted 57-43 in favor of conviction, with seven Republicans joining the 50 Democrats, but the coalition fell short of the...
by Benedict Nicholson | Feb 10, 2021 | Digital Journalism
The first month of the new year saw a rebound in engagement with web publishers on Facebook, after consecutive months of declining numbers. As usual, we used our API to gather these rankings, which you can read about on our developer hub. This analysis includes...
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