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What goes viral on Facebook? April 2018 analysis

NewsWhip

We look at the data to see what types of websites saw the most engagement on Facebook in April 2018, and contrast that with the stories that tend to go viral on the platform. In our recent analysis of the sites that are seeing the most attention on Facebook in April 2018, there were a […]. The post What goes viral on Facebook?

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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

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If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

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Coincidentally, it was also a top story in a different sense, as it came out on top of our brands coverage analysis in August. We see an example of this every Thanksgiving with a story about a grandmother accidentally inviting a stranger to dinner , which goes viral each year because they’ve kept their tradition alive.

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How Journalists Say PR Can Fight Fake News

Cision

The Cision 2017 Global Social Journalism Study outs journalists as similarly skeptical. Over half of journalists described fake news as undermining their area of journalism. Social media’s influence on journalism is not just for promotion, though. Social Media is Speedy, And This Causes a Problem.

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Jay Baer Asks [VIDEO]: Is Fake News Really a Thing?

Cision

Recently, Cision published the 2017 Global Social Journalism Study , conducted in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University, which surveyed journalists on their social media habits, preferences and views. Or, to view other videos in the series click below: Jay Baer Asks: Are Social Media and Journalism Linked?

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Why NewsWhip is the best CrowdTangle alternative

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This allows journalists and editors to jump on pre-viral trends, or promote their own stories that they can see are already finding resonance. Cross-platform analysis With NewsWhip, you have access to a wide range of platforms, including web coverage, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and YouTube.

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2020 presidential race coverage: the top stories, websites, and themes

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Looking at American publishers, to which this analysis is limited, Donald Trump has significantly more engagements to content written about him than his rival for the presidency. More conservative outlets featured in the top stories about Biden, with Breitbart and Western Journal both appearing in addition to those already referenced.

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