November 14, 2024. Viralized topics on the net in the last 24 hours

The analysis of the press topics intensely discussed on Facebook on Wednesday, based on the first 100 press articles viralized on this platform the previous day, shows a strong polarization of public interest around several political, social and international current affairs topics, highlighting the current trends of online media consumption in Romania.

In the political space, the visibility of the theme created around the participation of George Simion, leader of AUR, in the electoral program moderated by Mihai Gâdea on Antena 3 was noted. Thus, there was engagement generated by several types of coverage of this incident; on the one hand, headlines on media platforms generally favorable to AUR emphasized the "attacks" orchestrated by Dan Voiculescu against Simion and his performance marked by "courage" [4media.info, curierulromanesc.ro, gazetarii.ro, actiunea.ro]. On the other hand, comments in another register of interpretation of the moment insisted on the "direction" of the PSD, implicitly accused of being behind the incident [ziaristii.com] or on the "staged scene" on this occasion [epochtimes-romania.com].

International topics also attracted attention, with a focus on several aspects of the situation in Ukraine. Political statements about a possible escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, including by sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine if Russia does not stop its aggression, were intensely discussed, reflecting the Romanian public's concern about geopolitical developments in Romania's neighborhood [Libertatea].

Road accidents were another important topic, with articles about an incident involving ten cars on a bridge in Bacău or the overturning of a truck with washing machines on the DN1 between Cluj and Oradea. These accidents have generated strong reactions from the public, illustrating the constant concern (especially in the local press) about road safety [Bacau.net, bihon.ro].

Interest in education was also present, from the celebration of the International Day of Education for Blind Children to discussions about teacher training and moral issues in children's education [glasulcetatii.ro, edupedu.ro]. In the same field, an article about the college in Brasov, the only one in Romania to hold the international Baccalaureat exam, captured the public's interest [bizbrasov.ro].

The death of Silviu Prigoană and the reactions of some members of his family, reflected by several media sources, also generated online comments [RomaniaTV, ziaristii.com].

RIDICALLY VIRAL ARTICLES

1. On her birthday, Diana Șoșoaca registers a small victory in her war with CCR and BEC [NEWS SOURCES]
2. George Simion has hit the ground with the hyenas from Antena 3, entering their studio and unmasking Voiculescu's propaganda [ACTIUNEA.RO]
3. 24-hour ultimatum for Putin: "Either stop the aggression or give the Ukrainians Taurus missiles to attack Russia", announces Friedrich Merz, favorite for the post of German Chancellor [LIBERTATEA]
4. The AUR proposal to increase the amount of the birth rate support allowance, rejected by the PSD-PNL parliamentary majority [CURIERULROMANESC.RO]
5. "Proven criminal Dan Voiculescu, the shadow puppet who attacks Romania and George Simion" [CURIERULROMANESC.RO]
6. PHOTO: 10 cars involved in an accident on the bridge at Margineni [BACAU.NET]
7. A truck loaded with almost 200 washing machines overturned on DN1 between Cluj and Oradea [BIHON.RO]
8. New hallucinatory moments with Diana Șoșoaca, just on her birthday. She brought two priests to the European Parliament who slammed the doors with myrrh: "We must banish Satan" - VIDEO [DCNEWS.RO]
9. Silviu Prigoană's former "daughter-in-law" is happy that the businessman is dead: "I open a champagne, I cursed him 5 years ago" [ROMANIATV]
10. On November 13, we celebrate Bible Day and commemorate its most important exegete, St. John Chrysostom [JURNALFM.RO]

***** Synthesis made with the help of a monitoring feed provided by the NewsVibe Romania, team based on several online monitoring software. The top viral links are measured based on the number of interactions generated on Facebook by topics from the Romanian online press. Virality is measured by the cumulative number of likes, comments and shares obtained by various links over the course of a day.