sewellchan - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @sewellchan
Published April 9, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
8 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Total number of tweets analysed
582
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Several tweets discuss the Texas Observer, a journalism outlet facing financial struggles and potential closure. Some suggest disbanding the board and allowing workers to take over, while others express sadness at the potential loss. One tweet mentions a special screening and Q&A event, and another offers job opportunities at a different outlet. There are also tweets about the importance of funding good journalism as a public good, and admiration for the Texas Observer's history and contributions. One tweet mentions shock at the continued existence of the Branch Davidians in 2023.
Topic Modeling
- Journalism industry and its challenges
- Support for Texas Observer and its staff
- Board members and their actions
- Events and screenings related to journalism
- Texas and its current issues
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets vary, but include disappointment and frustration over the closure of The Texas Observer, appreciation for good journalism and journalism events, and some humor and positivity. There is also criticism towards the board that oversaw The Texas Observer, and a call for change. One tweet also expresses shock over the mention of Branch Davidians in a tweet.
Trend Analysis
- Concern over the disbandment and management of the Texas Observer board
- Positive reception and engagement with events and opportunities related to journalism
- Support for journalism as a public good and funding for it
- Expressions of appreciation for The Texas Observer and its impact on journalism and learning
- Displeasure and disappointment over negative news, such as closures and losses
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
80
13% of total
Number of Original tweets
9
1% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
17
2% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
483
82% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
16
2% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
582
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 227 |
| Twitter Web App | 194 |
| Twitter for Android | 114 |
| Twitter for iPad | 37 |
| TweetDeck | 4 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| nhannahjones | Ida Bae Wells | Reporter @nytmag//Creator #1619Project//EP #1619Hulu//Co-founder @IBWellsSociety //Founder @c4jdhowardu //Knight Chair @howardu// | 680,417 |
| Esqueer_ | Alejandra Caraballo | Wise Latina 🇵🇷. Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Bylines @Wired, @Slate. Views = my own. She/Her. | 129,509 |
| davidgura | David Gura | Correspondent, @NPR | dgura@protonmail.com | "Read not the Times. Read the Eternities." | 117,009 |
| conor64 | Conor Friedersdorf | Omni-American, staff writer at The Atlantic, founding editor of The Best of Journalism–subscribe here: https://t.co/z6wyUHjoSp | 88,056 |
| DeanBaker13 | Dean Baker | Senior economist at the Center for Economic &Policy Research (@ceprdc). Blog-- Beat the Press (@beat_the_press) I'm now at Mastodon @deanbaker13@econtwitter.net | 71,067 |
| stevanzetti | steven monacelli | special investigative correspondent @texasobserver • words in @rollingstone & @thedailybeast & more • publisher @proteanmag • support my work 👇🔗 | 70,715 |
| mediagazer | Mediagazer | Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web. This account shares top-level Mediagazer headlines. Visit our site for full context. | 53,990 |
| pamelacolloff | Pamela Colloff | @propublica reporter + @NYTMag staff writer. Texas-based criminal justice reporter, storyteller, curious person. At work on a book for @randomhouse. | 52,660 |
| ashtonpittman | Ashton Pittman | News Editor @MSFreePress •Husband+Pibble dad •Views=Mine •Follows/RTs ≠ endorsements •Tips: ashton@mississippifreepress.org | 48,046 |
| schwarz | 🦀 Jon Schwarz 🦀 | 🦀 Opinions mine, not my employer's 🦀 Writer @theintercept, member @wgaeast 🦀 I refuse to explain the crabs 🦀 | 41,714 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juliethewarrior | Julie | She/her Stem Cell Transplant for #Scleroderma. #HSCT Live every day like it's your last. #RN #NativeAmerican #Potawatomi #TrailOfDeath #Kickapoo #FuckTrump | 31,989 |
| michaelwhudson | Michael W. Hudson ICIJ | Pulitzer-sharing journo, author, ex-junior college point guard | senior editor @ICIJorg: Pandora/Panama Papers, etc. | ex: AP, WSJ etc. | bio: https://t.co/4767zkz3Ga | 29,519 |
| MrTAchilles | Trevor "Trev" McKee Achilles 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 | #ForUkraine, #Resist, #BLM, #Vaxxed, liberal, autistic, kidney transplant survivor, political nerd, mental health advocate, fighter for equality, truth, justice | 23,740 |
| ashtonpittman | Ashton Pittman | News Editor @MSFreePress •Husband+Pibble dad •Views=Mine •Follows/RTs ≠ endorsements •Tips: ashton@mississippifreepress.org | 20,609 |
| CMargaronis | 🇺🇦 Catherine Excited for ALL the Indictments! | She/her | Day-1 BidenHarris supporter|Moderna 💉| Aunt of trans niece | Aspiring Ally 🖤 | Fibro | #DemCastOR | on Post | on Spoutible: catherinem 🐳 | 18,068 |
| davidbadash | David Badash | Founder and editor of The New Civil Rights Movement, an award-winning news & opinion site. Est. 2008. | 14,222 |
| SeekingSusie | Susan Joliver 🗽☮️ | Tenacious Democracy Activist. Social justice advocate. Ally. Not a fan of the blue check system. Kindness really does matter.I’m so woke that I seldom sleep. | 13,866 |
| tjs271 | TJS271 | ☮Grandma of 7 great kids love learning and love life #Resists#HanianEmpire🔄#FactsMatter ❌#TraitorTrump#UnionStrong#ACLU#SaveOurPlanet#LoveNotWar#BLM#Metoo | 12,943 |
| dyannleroy | 𝐃𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐑𝐨𝐲 | #I𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 #𝐁𝐋𝐌 #𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭 dyannleroy@spoutible.com | 12,281 |
| ireneberns | Irene Berns 🌹#MedicareForAll | Social Activist for Racial, Social, Environmental and Economic Justice | 11,982 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| jeandodge13 | - | 10 |
| justinkemp21 | God first. Forgiveness is key. Writer and entrepreneur. Conservative. Being Pro White is not anti black. We all bleed red. Never be ashamed. | 6 |
| suki3hunna | - | 6 |
| Dallas_Matters | Dallas Matters | 5 |
| tonirtx | Advocate for Public Education & CIVICS. #WeThePeople #VOTE GetRegisteredNow! StayInformed & Always GOTVote! 🌈💕hope&peace (RTs=FYI only) | 5 |
| GypsyStrategy | Advocacy & Communications Director @PressFreedom | Previously @UN_Women, @anticorruption, @EF_Fellows | Seeking structural change, enduring justice. | 4 |
| nascar_fan1234 | Sports is my Middle Name | 4 |
| JohnFairbanks1 | Frmr bartender, disc jockey, journalist, Senate staff. Likes vintage cars, movies, music, acting, dancing, baseball. Usual RT caveats. Mallacht mo chait ort. | 4 |
| conor64 | Omni-American, staff writer at The Atlantic, founding editor of The Best of Journalism–subscribe here: https://t.co/z6wyUHjoSp | 4 |
| BuckDunn | What's so funny about Peace, Love and Understanding? | 4 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638688273769041921 | ⭐ AUSTIN ⭐ Don't miss this special screening and Q+A with Julian Assange's father John Shipton, brother @GabrielShipton and @sewellchan, @TexasTribune's editor-in-chief! ⏰ 7pm 🗓️ 31 March 📍Alamo @drafthouse Mueller … | 29 |
| 1640172734348169218 | @sewellchan @deborahamos One more nail. https://t.co/f47JjpBXnq | 26 |
| 1640163547282898944 | Ronnie Dugger founded the @TexasObserver two years before I was born. They taught me so much about journalism. An honor to write for them; they had so little money that … | 11 |
| 1640194094814175232 | @sewellchan @richardjustice Absolutely gutted by this news. This article about natural burials in Austin is one of the best pieces of writing I’ve ever read and moved me to tears. … | 10 |
| 1640191682619793410 | @sewellchan I hate to see another outlet close. 😞 If any of these journalists are looking for new opportunities and are open to moving to Hawaii, DM me. @CivilBeat is … | 9 |
| 1640343623639130119 | The Texas Observer shutting down is extremely bad news. But the sad reality is good journalism isn't just not profitable, it's anti-profit. We need to fund it as a public … | 8 |
| 1638638543919513604 | I won grand prize for most memorable comment at the Local News Summit in Nashville today: “Shut up and listen.” Prize: two-LP set of old country I listened to as … | 8 |
| 1640203118834057216 | “The editorial quality of the Texas Observer is excellent, and it deserves to live on in some format…I’m hoping some version of it can still survive.” -Robert Frump, special advisor … | 5 |
| 1641201348535283712 | @sewellchan @TexasObserver Need to disband the board and let the workers who saved the Observer when they were unwilling to lift a finger to do so replace them | 4 |
| 1640182231254564892 | @sewellchan https://t.co/HCTPWBy8mZ | 4 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641201348535283712 | @sewellchan @TexasObserver Need to disband the board and let the workers who saved the Observer when they were unwilling to lift a finger to do so replace them | 122 |
| 1640172734348169218 | @sewellchan @deborahamos One more nail. https://t.co/f47JjpBXnq | 108 |
| 1640182231254564892 | @sewellchan https://t.co/HCTPWBy8mZ | 88 |
| 1638638543919513604 | I won grand prize for most memorable comment at the Local News Summit in Nashville today: “Shut up and listen.” Prize: two-LP set of old country I listened to as … | 54 |
| 1638688273769041921 | ⭐ AUSTIN ⭐ Don't miss this special screening and Q+A with Julian Assange's father John Shipton, brother @GabrielShipton and @sewellchan, @TexasTribune's editor-in-chief! ⏰ 7pm 🗓️ 31 March 📍Alamo @drafthouse Mueller … | 53 |
| 1640191682619793410 | @sewellchan I hate to see another outlet close. 😞 If any of these journalists are looking for new opportunities and are open to moving to Hawaii, DM me. @CivilBeat is … | 53 |
| 1640186956465291264 | @sewellchan Don’t be such a cynic 🤣 | 43 |
| 1641219727023390725 | @sewellchan @TexasObserver No, @sewellchan, the staff raised the funds themselves and the board was forced to admit they were arrogant, flat wrong and short-sighted. Now they want to retain power … | 41 |
| 1640343623639130119 | The Texas Observer shutting down is extremely bad news. But the sad reality is good journalism isn't just not profitable, it's anti-profit. We need to fund it as a public … | 38 |
| 1640163547282898944 | Ronnie Dugger founded the @TexasObserver two years before I was born. They taught me so much about journalism. An honor to write for them; they had so little money that … | 37 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #texasobserver | 2 |
| #uk | 2 |
| #txlege | 2 |
| #lockhimup | 1 |
| #journalists | 1 |
| #learn2code | 1 |
| #anotheronebitesthedust | 1 |
| #gowokegobroke | 1 |
| #learntocode | 1 |
| #destapo | 1 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @sewellchan | 585 |
| @texasobserver | 118 |
| @gtconway3d | 24 |
| @maggienyt | 23 |
| @conor64 | 21 |
| @bksnav | 21 |
| @brandonformby | 20 |
| @texastribune | 17 |
| @ashleyrparker | 15 |
| @gabrielarana | 10 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
22
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🤣 | 18 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🤡 | 18 | clown_face |
| 👏 | 9 | clapping_hands |
| 🎉 | 5 | party_popper |
| 😞 | 5 | disappointed_face |
| 😢 | 5 | crying_face |
| 😭 | 5 | loudly_crying_face |
| 🙏🏾 | 4 | folded_hands_medium-dark_skin_tone |
| 💔 | 4 | broken_heart |
| ⭐ | 4 | star |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 84 |
| People & Body | 23 |
| Activities | 10 |
| Travel & Places | 8 |
| Objects | 4 |
| Symbols | 1 |
| Flags | 1 |
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