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NEWSWHIP RESEARCH CENTER Coronavirus (COVID-19) UK | March 27 - April 2
COVID-19 | UK March 27 - April 2
Table of
contents
• Peak engagement
(slide 3)
• Top websites
(slide 5)
• Top stories
(slide 7)
• Daily themes
(slide 9)
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COVID-19 | UK Peak engagement
COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article engagement over time
Peak
engagement Engagement from March 27 - April 2
Engagement over the week
25M
UK publishers
was significantly lower with mentioning the
UK articles about COVID-19. 20M coronavirus:
Friday, March 27 represented
the peak with approximately
152,070
articles
15M
19 million engagements.
• The average for the
10M
remaining days (Saturday 62 million
through Thursday) was 7
million, which is even lower 5M
engagements
than what has previously
occurred on a weekend.
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Mar-27 Mar-28 Mar-29 Mar-30 Mar-31 Apr-1 Apr-2COVID-19 | UK Top websites
COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Top websites publishing articles this week (by engagement)
Top websites # Website Top Headline
Total
Engagements
Total
Articles
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 919, highest daily tally
1 dailymail.co.uk 9,113,905 5,738
The majority of websites were since...
2 bbc.co.uk Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus 6,738,958 933
traditional news outlets. The
17-year-old dies of coronavirus after being denied
Daily Mail had the most 3 independent.co.uk 6,672,949 1,164
treatment in California
engagements, but it also Coronavirus: Donald Trump wishes Boris Johnson 'speedy
4 sky.com 5,690,196 599
recovery' after positive test
published the most articles
UK coronavirus live: rate of infection doubling every three
among the top ten. 5 theguardian.com 5,475,958 843
to four days, says Gove – as it happened
Cystic fibrosis sufferer, 21, beats coronavirus and issues
• This week, ITV rounded out 6 mirror.co.uk
message of hope
3,779,045 1,044
the tenth spot with less than Cystic fibrosis sufferer, 21, survives coronavirus and says
7 thesun.co.uk 2,640,981 1,486
'we can beat this!'
a million engagements.
Coronavirus is slowing down in UK thanks to social
8 metro.co.uk 2,393,822 829
distancing rules
Neighbour Caught Escaping Coronavirus Lockdown By
9 ladbible.com 1,001,594 64
Dressing As A Bush
27-year-old dad with coronavirus symptoms dies ten days
10 itv.com 892,431 816
after birth of sonCOVID-19 | UK Top stories
COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Top websites publishing articles this week (by engagement)
Top stories # Website Headline
Total
Engagements
1 independent.co.uk 17-year-old dies of coronavirus after being denied treatment 2,868,597
Last Friday’s news of a 17- in California
year-old American without 2 news.sky.com Coronavirus: Donald Trump wishes Boris Johnson 'speedy 1,738,978
recovery' after positive test
healthcare dying from
3 bbc.co.uk Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus 1,326,018
COVID-19 and Prime Minister
4 mirror.co.uk Cystic fibrosis sufferer, 21, beats coronavirus and issues 569,109
Boris Johnson contracting the message of hope
virus was not eclipsed by the 5 mirror.co.uk Tiger King star Joe Exotic hospitalised after contracting 464,525
news of this week. coronavirus in prison
6 independent.co.uk Potential coronavirus vaccine 'generates enough antibodies 411,346
• The focus seemed to shift to fight off virus'
away from deaths among 7 theguardian.com UK coronavirus live: rate of infection doubling every three to 392,280
four days, says Gove – as it happened
the very top articles. Other
8 dailymail.co.uk Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 919, highest daily tally since... 386,986
topics that were covered
9 theguardian.com Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing 354,768
included infections among coronavirus device
the famous, recovery 10 theguardian.com Goats take over empty Welsh streets during coronavirus 345,107
efforts, and daily life during lockdown – video
the lockdown.COVID-19 | UK Day-by-day
COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Friday
Friday,
March 27 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
While some of the major news
of the day included Prime 27,269
Minister Boris Johnson testing
positive for COVID-19, the top
articles
story focused on lack of access
to healthcare in the US. 19 million
• The Independent’s article engagements
generated close to 3 million
engagements.
• Aside from American health
policies there was also an
emphasis on infection rates in
the UK and the death toll in
Italy.COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Saturday
Saturday,
March 28 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
Although there was less
engagement, stories about 12,486
COVID-19 tended to be
articles
positive.
• An article from the Mirror
highlighted a survivor of the 8 million
disease who was considered engagements
vulnerable due to a chronic
health condition. There were
more than half a million
engagements with the
article.COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Sunday
Sunday,
March 29 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
Engagement dipped
downward on Sunday. The 11,188
top article of the day, from articles
Sky News, had fewer than
200k engagements.
• Articles had a more wistful
5 million
tone, especially after the engagements
Deputy Chief Medical
Officer of England was
quoted saying it could take
six months for the UK to
return to normal.COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Monday
Monday,
March 30 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
Engagement with news about
COVID-19 picked up on 24,418
Monday. The top article of the
articles
day reflects this, which was a
Daily Mail piece about New
York’s capacity to deal with the 9 million
rising death toll.
engagements
• UK-focused news tended to
be a bit lighter by contrast,
with one story covering an
astrophysicist working on a
solution for COVID-19 that
resulted in magnets comically
lodging in their nose.COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Tuesday
Tuesday,
March 31 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
Goats freely roaming the
streets in Wales was the news 26,985
of the day on Tuesday, as
articles
covered by The Guardian. It
was reminiscent of earlier
coverage of the crisis in Italy, 9 million
with stories of animals coming
out of hiding as humans self-
engagements
isolate.
• Some news gravitated
toward the US, including a
petition to refuse airing
President Donald Trump’s
coronavirus briefings.COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Wednesday
Wednesday,
April 1 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
The top article of the day came
from the UK edition of Al 26,108
Jazeera, recognizing muslim
doctors that died, including
articles
former NHS Medical Director
Alfa Saadu.
5 million
• The attention returned to the
cancellation of upcoming
engagements
events, namely Wimbledon,
which traditionally begins at the
end of June.
• The death rate from the
coronavirus was also a focal
point for the day.COVID-19 | UK COVID-19
Article themes from Thursday
Thursday,
April 2 UK publishers mentioning
the coronavirus:
A Mirror article featuring
“Tiger King” star Joe Exotic, 25,396
who may have COVID-19, articles
had 465k engagements and
commanded Thursday’s
news. 5 million
• Anticipation for a vaccine to engagements
protect against the
coronavirus also remains
high. Articles about
developing a vaccine took
other top spots, with more
than 411k engagements.NEWSWHIP RESEARCH CENTER Thank you!
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