What news stories do Floridians really care about? And which Florida news outlets are leading the online discussion?
To answer these questions, our digital media gurus analyzed the most viral Florida news of this week — curated by reactions, comments, and shares — to find out “What’s Trending in Florida News?”
It was an interesting week for Florida’s new headlines as we saw an Easter Bunny throwing punches, a baby rhino being born, and a Tampa mayor making history.
Fox 13 News Tampa Bay continues to lead the Facebook leaderboard, with over half a million total interactions. Meanwhile, WESH 2 News climbs to the #1 spot for Twitter.
TOP 10 NEWS OUTLETS BY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ON FACEBOOK
TOP 10 NEWS OUTLETS BY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ON TWITTER
TRENDING ON FACEBOOK
Well, that’s not something you see everyday… Easter Bunny brawl in Orlando
Police continue search for missing 16-year-old girl from Port St. Lucie
Welcome, little one! A new baby rhino was born at Zoo Miami
TRENDING ON TWITTER
Jane Castor makes history as the first openly gay mayor of Tampa
Jane Castor will be the Tampa Bay area’s first out mayor — and the first gay woman to lead a major Florida city and a major city in the U.S. Southeast, advocates say. Developing story: https://t.co/fqbWUakQzp pic.twitter.com/dRorc4Emqu
— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) April 23, 2019
University of Central Florida students with disabilities graduate from Inclusive Education Services program
First group completes UCF program for students with disabilities https://t.co/K24ACtH33U pic.twitter.com/8kAm0ktCfL
— Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) April 22, 2019
FBI plans to meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis to discuss Russian hackers’ involvement in Florida elections
Broward elections office: Russian hackers tried to phish us https://t.co/Y8e1MCvdBk
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 25, 2019
Data was collected from CrowdTangle on Friday, April 26, 2019. It covers the period between Saturday, April 20, and April 26, 2019.
