by Benedict Nicholson | Feb 8, 2021 | Digital Journalism, Communications & PR
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...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jan 29, 2021 | Digital Journalism
The last month of the year was a quieter one in terms of engagement, but there were a number of interesting trends we saw looking back at the final weeks of 2020 on Facebook. As usual, we used our API to gather these rankings, which you can read about on our...
by Benedict Nicholson | Jan 25, 2021 | Digital Journalism, Brands
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. ...
by Benedict Nicholson | Dec 9, 2020 | Digital Journalism
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...
by Benedict Nicholson | Nov 17, 2020 | Digital Journalism
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...
by UMICH Center for Social Media Responsibility | Nov 16, 2020 | 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 Paul Quigley | Nov 10, 2020 | Digital Journalism, Communications & PR
It’s one week after the election, and Joe Biden is the President-elect of the United States. As the results rolled in, professional pollsters took somewhat of a beating in the public eye – they predicted the winner correctly, but not how close the results would...
by Benedict Nicholson | Oct 30, 2020 | Digital Journalism
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...
by Benedict Nicholson | Oct 14, 2020 | Digital Journalism
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....
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