July 10, 2024. NEWS FOCUS: Young woman killed by bear in the Bucegi Mountains
The bear attack on a young girl in the Bucegi Mountains, on a tourist trail, was a topic of great interest for relevant online sources, generating multiple mentions and with a high potential to reach a large audience. By comparison, the attack on June 23, when a couple from the Republic of Moldova was attacked by a bear in Slănic Prahova, generated significantly fewer mentions in the online space and with a lower impact, according to data analyzed and processed by the NewsVibe platform.
Yesterday's event has a strong emotional component due to its tragic consequences, which explains both the volume of mentions and their estimated impact.
NewsVibe graph - evolution of the number and impact of mentions of the topic over the last month
The predominant media sources
As can be seen from the top below, yesterday's bear attack was written about by online sources with a very high impact - such as the websites of Antenei 3 and Știrilor PRO TV. The web platforms of news and generalist TV stations also promoted news about the event in the Bucegi Mountains on their own Facebook pages.
Grafic NewsVibe. Top media sources that mentioned the topic the most in the last 24 hours.
Emoji and Hashtag
The most used emoji refer to the animal that caused the attack (bear), but also express feelings of shock or sadness. Emoji indicating a state of alert are also used.
In terms of the hashtags most commonly used in association with mentions of the event in the Bucegi Mountains, there is widespread use of hashtags indicating the idea of news (#news, #news). Many hashtags referring to the main actors of the event (bear, tourist) or to the location where the tragedy took place are obviously used.
Grafic NewsVibe. Top emoji, respectively top hashtags used on Facebook in conversations about the topic in the last 24 hours.
Regional activity and interest
In terms of the interest of local online sources, we note both the existence of a high number of mentions about the event and their concentration in sources from the area where the tragedy occurred (i.e. Prahova and Brasov). There is also a high interest in the event in online sources from Arad county.
Harta Newsvibe. Top locally relevant sources where the topic was mentioned
The tragedy in the Bucegi Mountains was an event about which relevant online sources wrote extensively. Moreover, the subject was in the attention of high impact sources, such as the websites of the main news or generalist TV channels. The event also generated interest from local online sources in counties with mountain tourist areas.
Yesterday's event has a broad emotional component and its echoes are expected to be felt in the coming days, including by online sources.
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