Top 43 CNN Journalists to follow on Twitter

We are living through unprecedented social and political times. As the pandemic alters every aspect of our lives, each day holds anticipation for what is to unfold. News headlines and social media feeds can feel overwhelming and daunting. But it is important to stay informed in these hard times. CNN is one of the world’s...

We are living through unprecedented social and political times. As the pandemic alters every aspect of our lives, each day holds anticipation for what is to unfold.

News headlines and social media feeds can feel overwhelming and daunting. But it is important to stay informed in these hard times.

CNN is one of the world’s top publications and they have millions of subscribers. We were curious to find out their top Journalists who create more engagement across social media channels.

Here are 43 journalists from CNN to follow and stay in the know.

This list was compiled using Social Animal.


1. Jay Croft

Atlanta communicator. Fitness, stories. Host of Optimal Aging podcast.

Twitter: @JayCroft

Twitter Followers: 2,118

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 64
  • Average engagement: 158246.9 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 346.9
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Twitter: 15852.7
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 2
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 11
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 4


2. Jim Acosta

CNN Anchor Saturday 3-6p and Sunday 4-6p eastern, Chief Domestic Correspondent. Author of NYT Bestseller “The Enemy of the People.”

Twitter: @Acosta

Twitter Followers: 2.2 M

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 46
  • Average engagement: 109295.8 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 365.1
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 72615.13
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: –
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 12
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 2

A graph showing social media platforms where people have engaged the most with CNN.


3. Daniel Dale

Reporter for CNN, fact-checking the president and others.

Twitter: @ddale8

Twitter Followers: 1.2M

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 198
  • Average engagement: 72844.7 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 667.67
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 64749.74
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: –
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 64
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 9


4. Kaitlan Collins

CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent

Twitter: @kaitlancollins

Twitter Followers: 1.1M

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 64
  • Average engagement: 66040.52 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 310.73
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 44133.28
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 18
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 1

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5. Oliver Darcy

Senior media reporter, @CNN. covering the intersection of media & politics. sometimes tech.

Twitter: @oliverdarcy

Twitter Followers: 173.4K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 157
  • Average engagement: 52837.83 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 364.64
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Twitter: 38411.38
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 3
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 30
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 10


6. Alisha Ebrahimji

Journalist @CNN | Proud daughter of immigrants, Texan, Indian & @TXST alumna·

Twitter: @AlishaEbrahimji

Twitter Followers: 4870

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 135
  • Average engagement: 52226.8 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 588.16
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 29975.07
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 2
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 18
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 19


7. Jeremy Herb

Natsec/Congress reporter @CNN. Former @politico, @thehill, @startribune. Bay Area native.

Twitter: @jeremyherb

Twitter Followers: 35.2K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 175
  • Average engagement: 48100.91 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 669.10
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 31102
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 7
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 19


8. Paul P Murphy

Reports for @CNN | Loves the @RedSox |

Twitter: @murphy

Twitter Followers: 2762

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 88
  • Average engagement: 44899.45 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 557.8
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 30755.42
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: –
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 21
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 2


9. Kara Scannell

CNN reporter. Formerly FT, WSJ.

Twitter: @KaraScannell

Twitter Followers: 18.8K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 95
  • Average engagement: 42802.41 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 481.22
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 23520.75
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 16
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 9


10. Kate Bennett

@CNN White House Correspondent: @FLOTUS , the East Wing, the first and second families and White House misc.

Twitter: @KateBennett_DC

Twitter Followers: 97.2K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 146
  • Average engagement: 41810.13 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 654.07
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 32635.09
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 19
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 32


11. Paul LeBlanc

Breaking News Reporter @CNNPolitics . Pats fan. Elon grad.

Twitter: @CNNPaul

Twitter Followers: 2531

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 382
  • Average engagement: 41767.52 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 444.88
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 31834.73
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 64
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 16


12. Kelsie Smith

@CNN Cross-Platform Associate Producer

Twitter: @_kelsie_smith

Twitter Followers: 141

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 87
  • Average engagement: 40359.84 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 407.81
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 27192.11494
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 9
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 0


13. Zachary Cohen

National security reporter @CNN . Terp. Braves fan.

Twitter: @ZcohenCNN

Twitter Followers: 17.2K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 85
  • Average engagement: 37541.35 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 765.2235
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 38037.12
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 11
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 28


14. Alaa Elassar

Journalist writing for @CNN Digital. Master’s student @ColumbiaJourn . Ex CNN International, Storyful, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AtlantaMuslim.

Twitter: @alaaelassar

Twitter Followers: 1109

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 477
  • Average engagement: 31975.48 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 514.27
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 18971.22
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 60
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 29

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15. Rob Picheta

Digital Producer at @CNN / @CNNi in London. Sometimes I complain about Fulham and the New York Giants.

Twitter: @robpicheta

Twitter Followers: 1052

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 264
  • Average engagement: 29448.65 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 490.97
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 17370.53
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 12
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 21

16. Amir Vera

@CNN Writer | Previously: @virginianpilot , @progressindex | @VCU alumnus | @aabjorg Prez

Twitter: @TheAmirVera

Twitter Followers: 3,514

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 156
  • Average engagement: 29108.54 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 323.92
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 18048.63
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 23
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 9


17. Maggie Fox

Facts matter. And truth is not liberal bias. I do Health/Science/Tech in plain English. Senior health editor at CNN.

Twitter: @maggiemfox

Twitter Followers: 21.6K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 222
  • Average engagement: 28198.14 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 610.47
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 17367.7
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 32
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 32


18. Katelyn Polantz

Justice, courts n’at @CNN

Twitter: @kpolantz

Twitter Followers: 52K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 212
  • Average engagement: 28173.13 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 498.99
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 20158.34
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 33
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 23


19. Brian Fung

Tech reporter for @CNN . Backpacking, bikes and video games. There are four lights. Formerly @WashingtonPost , @TheAtlantic & @NationalJournal .

Twitter: @b_fung

Twitter Followers: 33.7K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 194
  • Average engagement: 27499.12 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 153.72
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 15425.31
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 13
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 4

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20. Chandelis Duster

Reporter @CNNPolitics | Fmr. @NBCNews @MSNBC | @VCU @AmericanU Alum| ΔΣΘ | #EndoStrong | Bama Girl |

Twitter: @Chandelis

Twitter Followers: 2178

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 191
  • Average engagement: 27392.1 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 425.37
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 18909.27
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 23
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 3


21. Veronica Stracqualursi

@CNNPolitics writer. Prev @ABC . @umassjournalism alum.

Twitter: @VeronicaStrac

Twitter Followers: 2596

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 327
  • Average engagement: 27022.97 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 474.34
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 17156.14
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 38
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 11


22. Eric Bradner

National political reporter for @CNN . Based in Chicago.

Twitter: @ericbradner

Twitter Followers: 25.1K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 155
  • Average engagement: 26697.03 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 705.5226
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 15825.8
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 12
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 35


23. Christina Maxouris

writer @CNN | occasional cook | above all Greek

Twitter: @its_xristina

Twitter Followers: 489

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 421
  • Average engagement: 26378.67 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 501.71
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 14799.1
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 52
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 52


24. Harmeet Kaur

Reporter @CNN . Appalachian ➡️ ATLien ➡️ Brooklynite. Will evangelize about Southern hip-hop to anyone who will listen.

Twitter: @harmeetkaur

Twitter Followers: 2033

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 247
  • Average engagement: 25470.12 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 622.35
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 12445.95
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 26
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 42


25. Alicia Lee

Writer at CNN

Twitter: @byalicialee

Twitter Followers: 100

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 25
  • Average engagement: 131152.9 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 465.2
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 81486.48
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 25
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 1


26. Kevin Liptak

CNN White House reporter

Twitter: @Kevinliptakcnn

Twitter Followers: 44.3K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 258
  • Average engagement: 24719 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 809.6434
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 14934.79
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 5
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 88



27. Devan Cole

Writing about politics for @CNN | @GWtweets & @SMPAGWU alum | West Michigan ➡️ Washington, D.C.

Twitter: @devancole1

Twitter Followers: 1801

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 236
  • Average engagement: 24241.72 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 380.05
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 17289.7
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 32
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 5


28. Dan Merica

National Political Reporter for @CNN . @BentleyU & @AmericanU grad. Nats fan.

Twitter: @merica

Twitter Followers: 85.2K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 161
  • Average engagement: 23234.93 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 836.87
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 12502.47
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 11
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 54


29. Leah Asmelash

sad minnesota sports fan and culture/news/trends writer @CNN. she/her, child of God and immigrants

Twitter: @asmeleah

Twitter Followers: 833

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 334
  • Average engagement: 23196.33 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 394.9222
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 14335.28
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 36
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 8

30. Lisa Respers France

Senior writer for CNN’s Entertainment team. Passionate about too many things. Only Judy can judge me.

Twitter: @LisaFranceCNN

Twitter Followers: 17.4K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 685
  • Average engagement: 22416.0 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 275.41
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 18551.43
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 23
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 10


31. Manu Raju

Chief Congressional Correspondent, @CNN . Roaming the Capitol halls, covering the Hill and politics. Die-hard Chicago sports fan. Wisconsin Badger for life.

Twitter: @mkraju

Twitter Followers: 583.9K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 20
  • Average engagement: 126654.2 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 699.9
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 97079.4
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 20
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 4


32. David Williams

Social Discovery @CNN . I get to see the world through social media. RTs not endorsements.

Twitter: @da12vid

Twitter Followers: 4491

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 222
  • Average engagement: 22277.53 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 447.42
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 13173.32
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 14
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 4


33. Madeline Holcombe

Associate writer for CNN Digital, Emory University alum, literature nerd, and bunhead.

Twitter: @mnholcombe

Twitter Followers: 425

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 344
  • Average engagement: 21851.22 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 650.52
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 13751.96
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 32
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 62


34. Scottie Andrew

writer, culture & trends @cnn // she/her

Twitter: @scottieandrew

Twitter Followers: 729

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 317
  • Average engagement: 21820.32 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 514.02
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 14567.9
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 26
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 44


35. Maeve Reston

CNN National Political Reporter covering the 2020 presidential | Wilderness First Responder

Twitter: @MaeveReston

Twitter Followers: 31.5K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 132
  • Average engagement: 29080.44 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 828.55
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 16503.44
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 16
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 63


36. Harry Enten

Son of a man who was far from perfect, but I loved him anyway.

Twitter: @ForecasterEnten

Twitter Followers: 204.4K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 278
  • Average engagement: 19120.99 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 542.98
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 13873.05
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 32
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 4


37. Stephen Collinson

Senior Reporter CNN Politics.

Twitter: @StCollinson

Twitter Followers: 10K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 327
  • Average engagement: 17281.46 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 791.64
  • Best social platform by engagement: Twitter
  • Average share count on Twitter: 8978.46
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 128
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 144


38. Chris Isidore

Sr Writer CNN Business, covering autos, airlines, bankruptcies & anything else that comes my way. AKA Hairy Prophet of Doom. “

Twitter: @chrisidore

Twitter Followers: 3,371

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 233
  • Average engagement: 15926.9 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 109.1845
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 11134.54
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 9
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 3


39. Lauren Johnson

Some call me Pineapple. Writer @CNN. All news, all sports, all the time.

Twitter: @ljdigital

Twitter Followers: 466

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 296
  • Average engagement: 15857.1 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 354.85
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 20891.23
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 23
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 3


40. Jordan Valinsky

writer for @cnnbusiness covering

Twitter: @jordan327

Twitter Followers: 4,182

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 283
  • Average engagement: 15827.48 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 103.25
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 15933.25
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 1
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 15
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 3


41. Ashley Strickland

CNN Space & Science. Writer, photographer, Janeite, keen viewer of historical dramas, fitness enthusiast, music lover.

Twitter: @CNNAshley

Twitter Followers: 17.1K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 407
  • Average engagement: 14294.88 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 2261.25
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 9995.69
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 19
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 258


42. Kristen Holmes

@CNN National Correspondent, host of CNN’s “Election 101”. Former elementary school teacher, Oklahoma native, ranch dressing enthusiast.

Twitter: @KristenhCNN

Twitter Followers: 15.8K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 67
  • Average engagement: 57233.21 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 638.50
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 30762
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 0
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 12
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 18


43. Jeff Zeleny

Chief National Affairs Correspondent, @CNN . Covering the White House, Washington and the state of politics in America.

Twitter: @jeffzeleny

Twitter Followers: 310K

Engagement Statistics:

  • Total number of articles written: 42
  • Average engagement: 79982.83 shares
  • Average word count of an article: 580.83
  • Best social platform by engagement: Facebook
  • Average share count on Facebook: 56184.79
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares: 2
  • Number of articles that gained over 50k shares: 8
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000: 9


Methodology:

Tools used: Social Animal 

Social Animal’s article search feature was used to perform an exact search for the domain cnn.com.

The insights tab provided the list of Top 50 authors for cnn.com and also great data points like average engagement, best network to post, best day to post, title length to target, etc.

The accumulated number of articles was more than 83K. The articles were listed out based on their authors.

Articles containing more than one author were eliminated from the final list.

After the final list was sorted, the average of total engagements, word count, share counts of Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Reddit was calculated.

A few other data points listed below were calculated.

  • Total number of articles written
  • Average engagement
  • Average word count of an article
  • Best social platform by engagement
  • Average share count on Facebook
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares
  • Number of articles that gained over 1 million shares
  • Number of articles more than word count of 1000


Conclusion:

A huge shoutout to all the CNN Journalists who have gained so much engagement for their articles.

Here are a few pointers observed in the process of creating this article.

  • Most authors have higher engagement on Twitter compared to Facebook
  • The Twitter following of the author is immaterial to their article’s social media reach
  • The articles with higher engagement counts on Facebook and Twitter did not perform well on Pinterest.
  • The articles with more than 10,000 Twitter engagements have an average word count of 500.
  • The articles with good engagement rates on Facebook also have good engagement in reading it as well.

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