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?”
This week’s viral Florida news stories mainly revolved around two things — music and animals. What’s not to love about that?
Fox 13 News Tampa Bay continues to lead the Facebook leaderboard, with over half a million total interactions. Meanwhile, WSVN 7 News stole the #1 spot on Twitter, with nearly 30,000 interactions.
TOP 10 NEWS OUTLETS BY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ON FACEBOOK
TOP 10 NEWS OUTLETS BY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ON TWITTER
TRENDING ON FACEBOOK
See you later, alligator! A Florida woman finds a large gator knocking at her front door.
A 3-year-old Tampa boy is found with his parents in Kentucky.
This story gives us all the warm and fuzzies! A Tampa family reunites with their dog that ran off after a car crash.
TRENDING ON TWITTER
K-Pop band NCT 127 makes its first-ever Miami stop.
K-Pop band NCT 127 makes first-ever Miami stophttps://t.co/AQjiSeAnGN
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) April 28, 2019
‘It’s time for action’: Rick Scott calls for U.S. military involvement in Venezuela.
BREAKING: “It’s time for action”: Rick Scott calls for U.S. military involvement in #Venezuela https://t.co/5tlvwVgSLk #OperacionLibertad #30abr
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 30, 2019
Andrew Gillum and hip-hop artist Common will be the speakers at FAMU’s spring commencement ceremonies.
JUST-IN: Hip-hop recording artist Common and former Tallahassee Mayor @AndrewGillum will be the speakers at @FAMU_1887‘s spring commencement ceremonies. https://t.co/U4DShjaYJx
— WTXL ABC 27 (@abc27) April 29, 2019
Data was collected from CrowdTangle on Friday, May 3, 2019. It covers the period between Saturday, April 27, and May 3, 2019.
