Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @KQEDForum
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
223
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-20
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
11 years
Summarization
KQED Forum is hosting events and airing discussions on various topics including small business vacancies in San Francisco, crime, dyslexia awareness and early diagnosis, celebrating 50 years of "SchoolHouse Rock!", and US-China relations. People can participate in the discussions by calling in or tweeting with comments. The hosts of some of the conversations and events are @Sharkyl, @praddenkeefe, @mkimreporter, @NeysunM, @MaryGao, @ewong, and @ilapreuss.
Topic Modeling
- Small business opportunities: KQEDForum, Sharkyl, Joe's Ice Cream SF, Ocean Avenue
- Criminals and crooks: KQEDForum, PraddenKeefe, MKimReporter
- Universal Dyslexia Screening: KQEDForum, NeysunM, MaryGao, ewong, Davos Safe, Cal Matters, UCSF, DDCalifornia, GaabLab, NCILiteracy
- US-China Relations: NPR, KQED Science, US media, Nord Stream sabotage, Sy Hersh, KQEDForum, NeysunM, MaryGao, ewong
- 50th Anniversary of Schoolhouse Rock: KQEDForum, KQED Science, Schoolhouse Rock, Generation X, MKimReporter, NeysunM, MaryGao, KQEDForum
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from enthusiasm and excitement to frustration and disappointment. The enthusiasm is expressed in tweets about upcoming events and conversations related to small businesses, "SchoolHouse Rock!" and the US-China relationship. The frustration and disappointment is expressed in tweets about the failure of US media to accurately report on the dangers of COVID and the lack of universal screening for risk of dyslexia. There is also a sense of urgency to take action and make changes, such as mandating universal screening for dyslexia. Finally, there is a sense of sadness expressed in tweets about the lack of understanding and support for children with dyslexia.
Trend Analysis
- Small Business and COVID-19
- Universal Screening for Dyslexia
- China-US Relations
- SchoolHouse Rock! Celebrating 50 Years
- Early Identification of Dyslexia
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
52
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of Original tweets
32
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
223
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
129
Percentage of total tweets
57%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
20
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
18
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 100 |
Twitter Web App | 93 |
Twitter for Android | 18 |
Twitter for iPad | 5 |
TweetDeck | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
StanfordGSB | Stanford Graduate School of Business | Business research, insights, & ideas from Stanford Graduate School of Business. | 516,359 |
ewong | Edward Wong | Diplomatic Correspondent @nytimes. Fellow @ Harvard Nieman, Belfer Center & Wilson Center. Visiting professor @ Princeton & Berkeley. 13 years in China & Iraq. | 137,373 |
KQED | KQED | The Bay Area's @NPR and @PBS station.Where facts matter, stories empower and bold conversations begin. | 93,261 |
EconomicPolicy | Economic Policy Institute | Nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics for more than 30 years to defend and promote the interests of workers in economic policy debates. | 89,791 |
Lett_Arc | Letterform Archive | A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing & community in graphic design. Visit our site to find us on other social platforms. | 51,745 |
KQEDnews | KQED News | Bay Area public radio and digital news 🌉 Proud member of @NPR’s California Newsroom 🐻 Sign up for our daily newsletter 📬 https://t.co/2yD3XMdV2F | 50,807 |
hknightsf | Heather Knight | San Francisco Chronicle columnist; co-host of #TotalSF podcast; co-founder of #TotalMuni2018, #49MileMakeover, #TotalTransit2022; public transit fan | 45,176 |
juliaoftoronto | Julia Belluz | Health journalist working on a book about nutrition, metabolism and, obesity. Formerly @voxdotcom, @MIT Knight Fellow etc Mastodon @juliaoftoronto@masto.ai | 38,353 |
x | gene x | photographer and friend of lemurs - co-founder of @orangephoto, bike rider, pinball player & film shooter beginning slackliner / he/him aro/ace | 27,605 |
SFPublicLibrary | SF Public Library | Dedicated to free & equal access to information, knowledge, independent learning, & the joys of reading for our diverse community. https://t.co/ntWFN2NMiD | 22,299 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
berningman16 | Empire Of Lies | May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. | 13,541 |
EconomicPolicy | Economic Policy Institute | Nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics for more than 30 years to defend and promote the interests of workers in economic policy debates. | 11,943 |
tigerbeat | Steve Rhodes | Photojournalist Also @tigerbeat @instagram Mastodon @steverhodes@sfba.social Don't embed my photos as tweets/Instagram Pay for my work DM or srhodes gmail | 11,136 |
WaterWired | Michael E. Campana | 24/7 WaterWonk. Professor, @OSUCEOAS; Editor-in-Chief, @AWRAHQ's IMPACT. Hydrogeologist, Hydrophilanthropist (https://t.co/SnWotDlKbO) Retweets not endorsements. | 5,459 |
dgendvil | Derek Gendvil | client for Circles Magazine | 5,001 |
senorhettler | Wear a mask. | #ZeroCovid He/Him. Multilingual education. DSA #GreenNewDeal #StopLine3 | 5,001 |
suzannechowla | SC | Big fan of @WCKitchen's & @chefjoseandres's heroic work to feed hungry people all over the 🌎. | 5,000 |
brettashtonsj | Brett Ashton | Silicon Valley technology professional -- and sports fan! Owls | Eagles | Phillies | Sixers | Flyers | Trojans | Others too Opinions expressed are my own. | 5,000 |
kirkmurphy | Kirk Murphy 🇺🇦 | We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable-but then, so did the divine right of kings-Ursula LeGuin /"The Nazis changed but they never went away"-Chumba | 4,999 |
BrettRocketSci | Brett Hoffstadt | The greatest waste is wasted human potential. We need to fix that tragedy. #Engineer, #projectmanager, #innovation catalyst, & #author. Frmr #aerospace engineer | 4,992 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
mjdix8 | Dog whisperer, Michael Krasny fan. Met the Queen and the Duke (RIP), Peed in the West Wing.Golden Gate Park with native plants on left, non-natives on right. | 13 |
maxyoung | a Dad, Husband, SF Native, Entrepreneur, Optimist, member of SF Open Air Drug Dealing Task Force & MMBA striving for pragmatic solutions | 10 |
Noellegi | health information technician;ICD-10 Coding Advocate;steampunk fan;informed human being;yogini | 9 |
MADyslexia | Nancy Duggan is the Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia Massachusetts, an Educational Consultant, and School Counseling Professional. | 7 |
KQEDnews | Bay Area public radio and digital news 🌉 Proud member of @NPR’s California Newsroom 🐻 Sign up for our daily newsletter 📬 https://t.co/2yD3XMdV2F | 5 |
mturyn | 'The Middle Ages are still here, they‘re just unevenly distributed.' | 5 |
berningman16 | May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. | 5 |
Sharkyl | CEO @Bandago (van rental) & @GoCampago (camper vans), musician @creeperlagoon, dad, husband, optimist | 5 |
wsbeck | Interested in journalism, public policy, education, and figuring things out. | 4 |
ldepole | - | 4 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625698480265232388 | 📢 TELL YOUR STORY! Call in/tweet @KQEDForum to comment on universal screening for risk of dyslexia! Requiring screening is the 1st step in helping all access their right to read. Evidence & state guidance support it. The tools are readily available. It needs to be required! https://t.co/rpyhkfT3Nm | 10 |
1625559790138101768 | @KQEDForum @NeysunM @MaryGao @ewong Why is there endless coverage by US media of the "Chinese Spy Balloon" & almost zero of the Nord Stream sabotage? Is it a coincidence that the "Chinese Spy Balloon" obsession appeared just as Sy Hersh reported alleged US sabotage of Nord Stream? https://t.co/AZSNbn15SZ | 6 |
1626266810571198467 | About to go on @KQEDForum with @Sharkyl to talk about small business vacancies in San Francisco. Tune in! https://t.co/EmfNkBBzQo | 4 |
1625553277944483840 | @SierraClubCA @DanBacher @KQEDForum Gavin Newsom is moving to drive CA salmon runs extinct. https://t.co/4G7EZ9a25t | 4 |
1624102094952361984 | I wrote a letter to @NPR & @KQED explaining that their failure to accurately report on the extreme dangers of COVID was why I discontinued my sustaining membership after decades of support😪 #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #DisabilityEquity = #DavosSafe @KQEDForum @KQEDscience https://t.co/mvkbZ1Om8G | 4 |
1627714312981868544 | TOMORROW, 2/21 at 7:30PM: Dive into the curious world of criminals and crooks with @praddenkeefe (Empire of Pain) and @KQEDForum's @mkimreporter.Tickets here: https://t.co/2t1IWxAMra https://t.co/o3Kww0g96K | 3 |
1626291341813747712 | @KqedForum George is an over thinker, but amazingly he demonstrates that there is art in overthinking. No easy task. Grandma Gees Bend quilt. https://t.co/iqO81ROdbe | 3 |
1625164647664951302 | On @KQEDForum Monday at 10 AM: “SchoolHouse Rock!” turns 50 this year!? Delight+Learning = ❤️🔥 Let’s take a moment to appreciate this terrific series. Call our voicemail line and sing a few bars of your favorite “SchoolHouse Rock!” song: 415-553-3300. https://t.co/328HUMXvvh | 3 |
1625903109762605057 | Don’t miss KQED Forum on Wed, 2/15, at 10:00 a.m. (PT) on “Now an Outlier, California Weighs Mandatory Dyslexia Screening”. Please call in with comments about WHY CA must REQUIRE universal screening for risk of dyslexia NOW. Call-in number: (866) 733-6786 or Tweet @KQEDForum https://t.co/ho1twLtOFn | 3 |
1625249479396847622 | EPI’s @costadaniel joined @KQEDForum to discuss the challenges farmworkers face and what laws should be enforced to protect them. https://t.co/lHO5Y451qe | 2 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1626266810571198467 | About to go on @KQEDForum with @Sharkyl to talk about small business vacancies in San Francisco. Tune in! https://t.co/EmfNkBBzQo | 46 |
1627714312981868544 | TOMORROW, 2/21 at 7:30PM: Dive into the curious world of criminals and crooks with @praddenkeefe (Empire of Pain) and @KQEDForum's @mkimreporter.Tickets here: https://t.co/2t1IWxAMra https://t.co/o3Kww0g96K | 21 |
1625698480265232388 | 📢 TELL YOUR STORY! Call in/tweet @KQEDForum to comment on universal screening for risk of dyslexia! Requiring screening is the 1st step in helping all access their right to read. Evidence & state guidance support it. The tools are readily available. It needs to be required! https://t.co/rpyhkfT3Nm | 17 |
1624102094952361984 | I wrote a letter to @NPR & @KQED explaining that their failure to accurately report on the extreme dangers of COVID was why I discontinued my sustaining membership after decades of support😪 #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #DisabilityEquity = #DavosSafe @KQEDForum @KQEDscience https://t.co/mvkbZ1Om8G | 16 |
1626374807075049473 | Thank you @mkimreporter and @KQEDForum for a great conversation, and to Mina for sitting for a quick illustrated portrait! https://t.co/7F3cMyQWWs | 9 |
1625903109762605057 | Don’t miss KQED Forum on Wed, 2/15, at 10:00 a.m. (PT) on “Now an Outlier, California Weighs Mandatory Dyslexia Screening”. Please call in with comments about WHY CA must REQUIRE universal screening for risk of dyslexia NOW. Call-in number: (866) 733-6786 or Tweet @KQEDForum https://t.co/ho1twLtOFn | 9 |
1625559790138101768 | @KQEDForum @NeysunM @MaryGao @ewong Why is there endless coverage by US media of the "Chinese Spy Balloon" & almost zero of the Nord Stream sabotage? Is it a coincidence that the "Chinese Spy Balloon" obsession appeared just as Sy Hersh reported alleged US sabotage of Nord Stream? https://t.co/AZSNbn15SZ | 9 |
1624830741501693953 | Tomorrow's 10AM hour on @KQEDForum is all about "SchoolHouse Rock!" With its still-vibrant animation and unforgettable earworms, the song turned 50 this year, having taught Generation X and subsequent youth math, history and grammar. Tune in: https://t.co/iJGnNI0Gif | 8 |
1625376700799283200 | @KQEDForum @mkimreporter @NeysunM Do Americans know where their iPhones, medicine & millions of other consumer items are manufactured? Why do Americans want war with China? We are in no danger of being attacked by China. How & why is this war hysteria manufactured? | 8 |
1626015791224324097 | Looking forward to talking about this column and other issues related to small businesses in San Francisco tomorrow at 9 am on @KQEDForum. Tune in! https://t.co/RKP2XfzdwC | 8 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#dyslexia | 4 |
#universalscreening | 2 |
#cawater | 2 |
#covidisairborne | 2 |
#covidisnotover | 2 |
#disabilityequity | 2 |
#davossafe | 2 |
#love | 1 |
#money | 1 |
#decisions | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@kqedforum | 224 |
@hknightsf | 40 |
@sharkyl | 34 |
@ilanapreuss | 32 |
@joesicecreamsf | 32 |
@mkimreporter | 20 |
@calmatters | 20 |
@dyslexiadcdc | 20 |
@alexismadrigal | 20 |
@ucsf | 17 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
41
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
❓ | 24 | red_question_mark |
📻 | 16 | radio |
🎙️ | 14 | studio_microphone |
🎧 | 14 | headphone |
⬇️ | 6 | down_arrow |
🎈 | 4 | balloon |
📢 | 2 | loudspeaker |
😭 | 2 | loudly_crying_face |
❤️🔥 | 2 | heart_on_fire |
😪 | 2 | sleepy_face |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Objects | 46 |
Symbols | 30 |
Smileys & Emotion | 9 |
Activities | 4 |
People & Body | 2 |
Travel & Places | 1 |