Topics viral on Wednesday 13 December 2023

Analyzing the top 100 viral links in terms of volume of interactions generated on Facebook in Romania in the previous day, we notice several dominant themes.One notable topic is the birthday of the well-known folk artist Ioan Bocșa, who was celebrated on his 76th birthday. The event has been marked in several articles by sources such as [ALBA IULIA INFO], [ZIARULUNIREA.RO], [ALBAPRESS.RO], and [ALBA24.RO].

Another recurring theme was education, with references to a project allowing teachers to remain tenured until the age of 70, mentioned by [EDUPEDU.RO], and an analysis of PISA test results for Hungarian and Romanian students, also from [EDUPEDU.RO]. In addition, [EBIHOREANUL.RO] discussed innovative methods applied by a college in Oradea to improve student performance. There was also mourning in the school community, with [OBSERVATORULPH.RO] reporting on the loss of two teachers.

Social and community issues were also in the spotlight, with an article about a nice gesture by police officers in Bistrița, reported by [BISTRITEANUL.RO], and a cultural initiative in Iași, reported by [INFOIASIONLINE.RO].

The weather phenomena attracted attention, with a focus on the heavy snowfalls in Suceava and Harghita, discussed by [NEWS BUCOVINA] and [PUNCTUL.RO].

The religious topics were not neglected either, getting the engagement of an article on prayers from [STIRIACTUALE.ORG], as well as a news item reprinting Pope Francis' messages from [VATICANNEWS.VA].

TOP 5 VIRAL LINKS ON RELIGION AND TRADITIONS

1. Pope Francis: I have already prepared my tomb, I feel better and I am not resigning [VATICANNEWS.VA]
2. Saturday, December 16, will take place in Iasi the 6th edition of the festival "Winter traditions and customs" [INFOIASIONLINE.RO]
3. Heromon Father Veniamin from Hodos-Bodrog Monastery moved to the eternal life [ARHIEPISISCOPIAARADULUI.RO]
4. Parintele Stelian Ciurciun, at the end of 22 years of service as dean of the Dorohoi Deanery [ZIARULDEIASI.RO]
5. Pope Francis: All Christians are called to proclaim and confess Jesus! [VATICANNEWS.VA]

TOP 10 VIRAL ARTICLES

1. "The great folk artist Ioan Bocșa turns 76 today" [ALBAIULIA INFO.RO]
2. "The great artist Ioan Bocșa is 76 years old: He was born in the time of the carols he sings today. Happy birthday, maestro!" [ZIARULUNUNIREA.RO]
3. "Teachers can remain tenured until the age of 70, from the school year 2024-2025" [EDUPEDU.RO]
4. "Robert jumps to Mihaela's defense after all the girls turned against her: 'I want to do justice'. He thinks Bianca is, in fact, the head of the villains" [WOWBIZ.RO]
5. "Proof that giants lived in these lands! The old people still have their clocks on the walls" [TIMESNEWROMAN.RO]
6. "Terasa Obor got a Michelin star after putting michelini with mustard on the menu" [TIMESNEWROMAN.RO]
7. "Pope Francis: I have already prepared my grave, I feel better and I'm not resigning" [VATICANNEWS.VA]
8. "On Saturday, December 16, the 6th edition of the festival 'Winter Customs and Festivals' will take place in Iasi" [INFOIASIONLINE.RO]
9. "Ioan Bocșa celebrates his 76th birthday today!
10. "Mihai Stoichiță, FRF president!" [3MINUTE.NET]

*Summary realized with the help of a monitoring feed provided by the Newsbox 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.

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 with the help of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.