April 26, 2024. Viralized topics on the net in the last 24 hours
Election campaigning for local elections, as well as education and sport are the topics that most interested the public on social networks, as shown by an analysis of the top 100 news articles that went viral on Facebook yesterday in Romania.
Politics and local administration: The electoral campaign brings to the forefront local political figures such as Ilie Bolojan and Florin Birta who announce their candidacies for important positions in the local administration in Bihor [ebihoreanul.ro], while the PSD candidate for the mayoralty of Reșița promotes his program [alert24.ro].
Education and academic performance: Romanian students distinguish themselves at national and international competitions, and news of their achievements generates online engagement on local and national platforms. CN "Vasile Alecsandri" Bacău and "Silvania" Zalău National High School celebrate students' success at the National Biology Olympiad [desteptarea.ro, sportulsălăjean.ro], while Ionuț Mihăilescu from Caracal was admitted with 10 in Automatics [adevărul.ro]. Another point of interest is the welcome, on their return to the country, of the students who performed well in the robotics competition in the USA [EuropaFM.ro].
Sport: Sporting performances are also notable, with Lăcrămioara Perijoc and Claudia Nechita qualifying for the semi-finals of the European Boxing Championships [glasulcetății.ro], while Cătălin Sabo from Deje becomes European Taekwon-do champion [dejeanul.ro]. The sports scenes also include controversies, such as reactions to goalkeeper Târnovanu's gaffe in an important match [ProSport.ro], but also comments on transfers [playsport.ro].
Urban Spaces and Events: An article that has generated a large amount of engagement on social media recalls the atmosphere of Bucharest in the 1950s, with a photo of a policeman directing traffic on Calea Victoriei [B365.ro]. Cultural events and special exhibitions are also in the public eye, especially in the run-up to Easter, with open streets and various cultural activities in Bucharest (B365.ro) or the unique space organized by students at a school in Craiova [oltenialive.ro].
TOP 10 VIRAL ARTICLES
- ING Bank, forced to drop the lion from its logo. It is registered with OSIM by Nuțu Cămătaru [TIMESNEWROMAN.RO]
- Lăcrămioara Perijoc and Claudia Nechita qualified for the semi-finals of the European Boxing Championships [GLASULCEȚII.RO]
- Super shot of a policeman on a post, directing traffic on Calea Victoriei, when it was paved and criss-crossed by trams. Bucharest, 1950 [B365.RO]
- The title of "Honorary Citizen", awarded today to Professor Nedea [TELEM.RO]
- UMB consolidates its position in the ranking of highway builders [DEȘTEPTAREA.RO]
- It's official: Ilie Bolojan is running again for the Bihor County Council, and Florin Birta for the Oradea City Hall! [EBIHOREANUL.RO]
- Interview with Ionuț Popovici, PSD candidate for Reșița mayor "This year is about change, it's about the courage to choose another way." [ALERT24.RO]
- "He was to us as Maradona was to Napoli". Gigi, huge plan to keep Florinel Coman to force Champions League group stage: "That's what I give him, I think he accepts" [PLAYSPORT.RO]
- CN Vasile Alecsandri Bacău: Students awarded at the National Biology Olympiad [DEȘTEPTAREA.RO]
- Naomi-Maria Stroia, student of the National High School "Silvania" Zalău, mention at the national phase of the Biology Olympiad [SPORTULSĂLĂĂJEAN.RO]
***** Synthesis realized with the help of a monitoring feed provided by the NewsVibe Romania team, based on several online monitoring softwares. 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.
We can observe, every time, that the virality of a link is not directly proportional to the overall impact of an online source. Often, links coming from local sources, or niche pages can get significantly more interactions than traditional media sources.
The analysis, data and images presented have been enhanced using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.
