by NewsWhip | Dec 3, 2015 | Digital Journalism
Using 2014 data, we take a look at the type of stories which go viral in the run-up to Christmas. For many users, Christmas talk has been filling up social feeds for weeks now. Between major festive marketing campaigns and people beginning (or finishing up) their...
by NewsWhip | Nov 30, 2015 | Digital Journalism, Interviews
Researcher Satu Vasantola published a paper with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism recently about the type of content that gets shared online. Using NewsWhip data and other methods, Satu looked at the content output and social performance of the...
by NewsWhip | Nov 19, 2015 | Digital Journalism
We look at three good examples of stories that hit the three goals of engagement, presentation for social media, and targeted content. When editors and publishers think about how to best present their stories on social media, there’s often a few different...
by NewsWhip | Nov 17, 2015 | Digital Journalism
We take a look at the biggest publishers on Facebook in October 2015. October on Facebook was dominated by politics and current affairs. In a month with multiple presidential debates, and one prospective presidential candidate’s appearance before a congressional...
by NewsWhip | Nov 9, 2015 | Digital Journalism, Interviews
This week, we talked to the Daily Telegraph’s head of social media and SEO. Formerly better-known as a UK print giant, the Telegraph have become a force to be reckoned with online. Commanding over 6.2 million total engagements on their content in September...
by NewsWhip | Oct 1, 2015 | Interviews
How one of the UK’s biggest network of radio stations transformed their social presence to increase their social referrals by almost 250%. How does a contemporary radio station successfully transition from traditional broadcaster to ‘publisher’, visible...
by NewsWhip | Sep 23, 2015 | Digital Journalism, Brands
Rankings of the most successful publishers on Facebook in August, with full data for the top 25 sites. After a strong showing in July, Fox News continued its surge in August to become the most successful publisher on Facebook by overall interactions. It also retains...
by Aisling McMahon | Sep 14, 2015 | NewsWhip Announcements
Observant Spike users may notice an interface change recently as we introduce a new way to browse and create panels. Every day, Spike’s users at newsrooms like the BBC, USA Today, BuzzFeed, as well as communications professionals and marketers, check in...
by NewsWhip | Jul 23, 2015 | Digital Journalism
NewsWhip CEO Paul Quigley explains why use of social signals in the newsroom has become an essential part of newsrooms’ toolsets. Normally, any journalist would jump at the chance to be interviewed for the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR). As the pre-eminent...