by Benedict Nicholson | Sep 12, 2022 | Digital Journalism
August saw a slight uptick in engagement for the top publishers on Facebook, with the Daily Mail continuing to hold its place at the top of the charts. As usual, these rankings come from a mix of the NewsWhip API and NewsWhip Spike, and encompass the aggregated likes,...
by Benedict Nicholson | Aug 30, 2022 | Digital Journalism
Welcome back to another edition of our Reddit rankings for July 2022, where once again we looked back at the top communities, posts, and link posts of the month. Here are some of the key takeaways for this month. r/MadeMeSmile held steady as the biggest rival for...
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 Diane Peters | 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 Glynis Ratcliffe | 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 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 Kimberly Monitto | Jun 20, 2022 | Digital Journalism
Facebook is one of the largest social media platforms in the world, raking in 2.91 billion users monthly. In fact, 31% of Americans get their daily news from Facebook. But what about the rest of the world? In 2021, Reuter’s Digital News Report showed that our...
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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