August 20, 2024. Viralized topics on the net in the last 24 hours

There were no themes that clearly dominated the interest of the public informing themselves on social networks yesterday, as they were rather attracted by a variety of specific topics, according to an analysis of the top 100 news articles that went viral on Facebook the previous day.

The extreme heatwave that continues to hit Romania has also received attention, with an article published by [Realitatea.net] citing expert opinion that we may be experiencing the hottest summer on record.

Another topic of interest from the local press was the 143rd anniversary of the birth of George Enescu, an important cultural landmark for Romania, reflected in an article on [stiri.botosani.ro].

Interest in Romania's infrastructure was visible in discussions about the new highway tunnels to be built in the country, a topic covered by [HotNews.ro].

On the international scene, Germany's decision not to approve additional military aid to Ukraine, reported by [Stirile PROTV], was a central point of discussion, highlighting the recent increase in public interest in developments in the military conflict. Other news and commentary on the war in Ukraine, published mainly by [Digi 24], was also visible.

There was also no lack of news focused on the scandal at St. Pantelimon Hospital, covered by several articles on [HotNews.ro], as well as on [Digi 24].

Football attracted the attention of online supporters, with increased interest in Dinamo's performances in recent matches [Dinamo 1948 Club], as well as the uncertain situation at Rapid [iamsport.ro].

The public was also interested in news about various cultural events, including the INIMO Festival in Iași, covered by [Stirile PROTV], or the International Festival of Historical Comics in Brasov, reported by [Gazeta Dambovitei].

TOP 10 VIRAL ARTICLES

1. In many many and blessed years, Reverend Father Professor NICOLAE FEIER, parish priest of the Church of St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Bistrița! [RASUNETUL.RO]
2. Cod rouge de caniculară for the seventh consecutive day! ANM director, Elena Mateescu: it will be the hottest summer on record [REALITATEA]
3. 143 years since the birth, in Livenii Botoșanilor, of George Enescu. His face is the very definition of music! [STIRI.BOTOSANI.RO]
4. History of a star: Alain Delon from delicatessen butcher to sex symbol [HISTORIA.RO]
5. Germany has decided to stop approving military aid to Ukraine for the war with Russia [PROTV NEWS]
6. Highway tunnels in Romania: from zero now to 73. Which highways will have tunnels [HOTNEWS.RO]
7. Ancuța Bodnar arrived in Vatra Moldoviței with the two cars she received from Ion Țiriac: "I will never alienate them" [SUCEAVALIVE.RO]
8. The heads of the College of Physicians and the Society of ATI, a new attack on forensic doctors in the Pantelimon case: "They seriously violated the rights of the accused doctors to a fair trial" [HOTNEWS.RO]
9. The head of the ATI department at St. Pantelimon Hospital has resigned "for personal reasons" [HOTNEWS.RO]
10. VIDEO Russian soldiers killed each other after a drunken night out. As punishment, they were tied to trees. "You think this is a game?" [DIGI 24]

***** 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.