The Nigerian school girls topic was the top trender in cable news, but it lost a little energy on Thursday. Benghazi continues at a low boil, but until there’s new news I don’t expect it to boil over again. Both of these topics, like the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, suffer from a much longer arc that can hold the attention of the 24/7 news cycle. Will one of them pop back up on news? Or will some new excitement come along?
Morning Joe wins the best hour, followed by The Ed Show, Morning Joe (a different hour), and All In with Chris Hayes. No other show managed to top 1000 mentions during its hour.
The story of the kidnapped Nigerian school girls continued to dominate the topics in cable news Twitter on Wednesday. News about Benghazi investigations registered highly as well.
Morning Joe came on strong on Wednesday, taking best hour at 8am and doing nearly as well at 7am. The Rachel Maddow Show had a strong day as well; given that the show doesn’t put social media, a strong hour demonstrates unusually high engagement.
You can really see how the news about the kidnapped school girls in Nigeria is dominating the news, with a cross the board sweep of related topics on Tuesday on Twitter.