CNN Worldwide ended 2012 as the number one news organization with the largest social media following on Twitter and Facebook. Additionally, CNN had the top two most followed journalists on Twitter and was the only cable news network with two shows...
Via Shirley Williams (appearoo.com/ShirleyWilliams)
It is interesting to see the change in mainstream media over the last two years. 2012 has shown that many have significantly embraced social media.
This post gives the breakdown for the top 10s in Facebook and Twitter. The top 3s are:
Top 3 news organizations with the most people following their journalists on Twitter (as of 12/21/12):
CNN: 17,004,673 total followers
New York Times: 10,361,924 total followers
ABC News: 8,080,255 total followers
Top 3 news organizations on Facebook:
CNN: 4,371,614 total likes
Fox News: 2,784,338 total likes
BBC: 2,635,351 total likes
Top 3 most followed journalists (as of 12/21/12):
Anderson Cooper: 3,455,256
Piers Morgan: 3,004,433
Rachel Maddow: 2,434,423
CNN definitely seems to be leading the social media charge
Curated by
Shirley Williams
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