by NewsWhip | Aug 24, 2016 | Digital Journalism
Everyone is lauding the Olympic athletes for their feats in Rio, but we decided to take a look at the authors who brought home the gold with their Olympics reporting. The Rio Summer Olympics have come to a close. There have been amazing stories both in and outside of...
by NewsWhip | Aug 23, 2016 | Digital Journalism
After the Olympics put Brazil front-and-center, we analyze the top publishers and content trends of the country. Previously, we looked at the top news sites in Mexico and best practices for LatAm publishers. With the first ever South American Olympics just finished up...
by NewsWhip | Aug 18, 2016 | Digital Journalism
We talk to the Audience Development Director at Odyssey, a new platform with a network of 16,000 content creators.  Since its launch in June 2014, Odyssey has grown fast. Boasting a high of 30 million monthly uniques at their highest point in 2016, the site raised...
by NewsWhip | Aug 18, 2016 | Digital Journalism, Communications & PR
Trump or Hillary – even ‘unbiased’ publishers are taking a stance. We investigate the biggest political stories last month and how are publishers driving engagement. We last looked at political content for May and June. With more tantalizing stories...
by NewsWhip | Aug 17, 2016 | Digital Journalism
We rank the most engaged websites on Facebook in July 2016, with top 25 sites data and analysis.  Growth in Facebook engagement is something that all publishers are keen to hear about. So how about this: total engagements on content from the top 25 English language...
by NewsWhip | Aug 15, 2016 | Digital Journalism
We analyse the biggest content of the Olympics so far to identify best practices for publishers. The 2016 Olympic Games are in full swing in Rio de Janeiro. As a global sporting event, the Games attract phenomenal interest and provide ample opportunity for publishers...
by NewsWhip | Aug 10, 2016 | Digital Journalism
After Facebook’s algorithm update clamping down on clickbait headline, we look at four types of headlines that attract high levels of engagement on Facebook. Social media editors spend a lot of time tweaking the headlines of their stories to make sure they...
by NewsWhip | Aug 4, 2016 | Digital Journalism
How do sites with paywalls make sure that they’re still having an impact on social media? For paywalled publishers, figuring out how to approach social media distribution can be a real head-scratcher. How exactly do you make sure that you aren’t falling...
by NewsWhip | Aug 3, 2016 | Digital Journalism, Interviews
We catch up with CBS Sport’s Editorial Director about how his team are reaching new audiences on social media. With the Rio Olympics starting this week, we turn our attention to sports publishers, to get a sense of the sites that will be looking to dominate the...