August 8, 2024. Viralized topics online in the last 24 hours

Public interest in the social networking space focused significantly on a variety of sports topics, and only secondarily on local events and political controversies, according to an analysis of the top 100 online press links that went viral on Facebook yesterday.

A dominant theme is the evolution of Romanian athletes at the Olympic Games, where they have attracted attention with some remarkable achievements. Mihaela Cambei brought Romania a silver medal in weightlifting, 49 kilogram category, a fact reported by several publications, such as [Digi 24, Adevarul, looksport.ro, primasport.ro]. Likewise, Cătălin Chirilă's performance in canoe singles, where he set an Olympic record in the 1000-meter heats, was highly appreciated, and was the subject of discussion in articles on websites such as [primasport.ro, HotNews.ro, as.ro].

In the same sporting context, another viral topic was the presence of Romanian rowing medallists at a prestigious gala alongside international personalities, reflecting a growing interest in international recognition of these performances [Fanatik]. The gymnastics controversy also continued to generate engagement on Facebook through one-off comments such as the one on [republica.ro]. On the extra-Olympic front, news of Dinamo's transfers attracted a considerable number of online interactions [Dinamo 1948 Club, PlaySport].

In addition to sports topics, discussions also focused on events announced at the level of communities, such as Oradea Pride 2024, which attracted attention by promoting the calendar of activities, mentioned by [bihon.ro] and [ebihoreanul.ro].

The funeral of Nicu Covaci also generated interest [Digi 24, Opinia Timisoarei].

On the political level, the public was interested in the topic related to the financing of billboards promoting Nicolae Ciucă's book, a topic created by [Snoop.ro] and also visible on [Digi 24].

TOP 10 VIRAL ARTICLES

1. Yes, we were robbed at gymnastics, but we weren't very good either [REPUBLICA.RO]
2. Artist and teacher Marinel Petreuș has passed away [DIRECTMM.RO]
3. The "Ostașului Ciucă" panels: 2 million euros paid from public money by PNL for Nicolae Ciucă's book [SNOOP.RO]
4. Tom Cruise said that if Ciolacu doesn't come to the festivity, he won't attend either [TIMESNEWROMAN.RO]
5. OFICIAL: A new transfer to Dinamo! For what period he signed [DINAMO 1948 CLUB]
6. NEAREST NEWS: Traffic on the Olt Valley reopens this evening [SIBIU100.RO]
7. Ștefania Roșu, a graduate of the Military College of Alba Iulia, admitted first in "military leadership" at the Academy of Sibiu [ALBA24.RO]
8. The golden boys of rowing, in select company! They attended a gala alongside Nadia Comăneci, Sharon Stone and Michael Phelps. Photo [FANATIK.RO]
9. JO 2024. Mihaela Cambei won the silver medal in weightlifting, 49 kilogram weightlifting [DIGI 24]
10. The second edition of Oradea Pride 2024 starts. On the program: workshops, exhibitions and film screenings [BIHON.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.