March 13. Viralized topics online in the last 24 hours

An analysis of the top 100 news articles that went viral yesterday on Facebook in Romania reveals a wide variety of locally specific topics that captured the public's interest on Tuesday.

In the field of education and innovation, the article featuring the success of the robotics team from the "Dimitrie Cantemir" National High School in Onești [unupetrotustus.ro], as well as the interest in the performance of students in various national competitions - for example, the qualification of some students from the college in Târgu Jiu to the national stage of the Olympiad [igj.ro]. Also, the appointment of the new School Inspector General in Neamț [roman24.ro] highlights the attention paid to developments in the education sector. Tensions in the education system are underlined by teachers' revolt against the obligation to correct papers in their free time [portalinvatamant.ro].

The social and community thematic area is marked by diverse stories, from the disappearance of a young man from Botoșani [botosaninews.ro] to the success of a young policewoman from Sălaj [salajulliber.ro]. The community's concerns are also reflected in the context of the Oradea parents' revolt over a musical event at a high school - the participation as musical guest at the "Balul Bobocilor" of singer Erika Isac, the recent protagonist of a nationally publicized controversy [stiridecluj.ro].

Urban development is present on the list of online impact topics by reflecting the ambitious project of the largest greenhouse in Romania in Gorj, in Rovinari, where there is an initiative to exploit the city's thermal water resources [radioinfinit.ro]. The fascination for the magnolias in Bucharest generated a press article published by the platform [b365.ro] that got considerable engagement from the public.

The political controversies and debates are represented by reactions to the proposal of an MP to set up a prayer chapel in Parliament [politicmedia.ro], but also by new echoes of the Roșia Montană theme [bzi.ro].

TOP 10 VIRAL ARTICLES

1. The largest greenhouse in Romania will be in Gorj. Mayor: The city is sitting on a bag of thermal water [RADIOINFINFINIT.RO]
2. The story of the young policewoman, head of post in one of the largest Roma communities in Sălaj [SALAJULLIBER.RO]
3. Another disappearance! A 19-year-old from Botoșani is wanted by his family. Police have been alerted [BOTOSANINEWS.RO]
4. Teachers' revolt: why do they have to correct for free and in their free time the papers for the National Simulations? [PORTALINVAVATAMANT.RO]
5. H Happy birthday, George Nicolescu! How the artist grabbed God by both feet [MARIASTUCA.RO]
6. Romașcanul Ionuț Ciocoiu is the new School Inspector General of Neamț County [ROMAN24.RO]
7. The only magnolia at the end of the Colentina, the "Yellow Heart" from Fundeni. And a short guide to the unmissable magnolias, out of the thousands [B365.RO]
8. REMARKABLE SUCCESS obtained by the robotics team STIM DC, from the National High School "Dimitrie Cantemir" ONEȘTI, at the best robotics competition in the country! [UNUPETROTUS.RO]
9. The MP with the vocabulary of an interloper wants to set up a chapel for prayers in Parliament [POLITICMEDIA.RO]
10. Scandal at a high school in Oradea! Parents revolt after learning that Erika Isac will sing at the Freshers' Ball: "Does she seem normal to you?" [STIRIDECLUJ.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.