Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @SimonaFoltyn
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
29
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Simona Foltyn and Lindsey Hilsum are discussing Iraq and why it can be difficult to explain. They explain that a lot of serious scholarship exists about it, and Simona Foltyn has reported extensively on other aspects of Iraq. Others agree that Simona Foltyn is a better listener than many journalists on Iraq and that the Orientalism lies in the quote, not her work. Simona Foltyn and other have discussed targeting Saddam 50 times and missing each time and then Saddam eventually going back home. One of them feels sad reading the discussion and wonders where she is now. The conversation is thanked.
Topic Modeling
- Iraq and Iraqis
- White Supremacy
- Mystification
- Jordan and Captagon Smuggling from Syria
- Saddam Hussein’s Life and Background
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from curiosity to sadness. People seem to be curious about why Iraqis are so difficult to explain and are engaging in conversations about how to better understand them. They also express sympathy for the mistreatment of Saddam Hussein and for the difficult situation in Iraq. Finally, there is appreciation for the work of journalist Simona Foltyn and for the efforts of those engaging in the conversations.
Trend Analysis
- Mystification of Iraqis
- White Supremacy
- Captagon smuggling from Syria
- Saddam Hussein's Birth and Childhood
- Engaging perspectives on texts
- Orientalism
- "Wild East"
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
13
Percentage of total tweets
44%
Number of Original tweets
1
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
29
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
15
Percentage of total tweets
51%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
3
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 12 |
| Twitter Web App | 10 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 5 |
| Buffer | 1 |
| Twitter for iPad | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| eurasianet | Eurasianet | Critical perspectives and on-the-ground reporting from the Caucasus and Central Asia. Support our independent journalism: https://t.co/qsSJyWE3FU | 42,405 |
| malachybrowne | Malachy Browne | Visual Investigations @nytimes. Immigrant 🇮🇪. GPG: https://t.co/xlm6IjaqIZ Signal: +1 973 544 8648 | 36,251 |
| AbuJamajem | Sam Heller | سام هيلر | Researcher and analyst looking at Lebanon, Syria and the wider neighborhood. @TCFdotorg @CenturyIntl Fellow. Former @CrisisGroup. "Jamajem" means ☠️. | 20,629 |
| AliAlAhmed_en | Ali AlAhmed | investigations, opinions, ideas, articles- EMAIL-- @alialahmedx -@Gmail- | 17,288 |
| RubaAlHassani | Ruba Ali Al-Hassani | Interdisciplinary SociSci &Law; Iraq; @pprlancaster @ProjectSEPAD @KingsCollegeLon; CoFounder @IWAN_Iraq & @CAMWLnews; Alopeciaلا تستوحش طريق الحق لقلة سالكيه | 11,326 |
| M_Balsam | Balsam Mustafa | Leverhulme ECF @PAISWarwick.Cyberfeminism in Iraq & region. Author of 'Islamic State' in translation: Four atrocities, multiple narratives, Bloomsbury Academic. | 7,772 |
| SofiaBarbarani | Sofia Barbarani | Web editor @IFAD • Journalist • Previously Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Syria • Author of @lonelyplanet Iraq & boxes of unpublished poems • Personal account • | 6,925 |
| WNlucile | Lucile Wassermann | Journaliste, responsable du service vidéo @LOrientLeJourEx correspondante en Irak @France24 @RFI @RadioFrance | 5,618 |
| BobinDavid | David Bobin | JournalistPersonal point of view. | 5,297 |
| marcgarlasco | Marc Garlasco | @PAXPoC Military Advisor was DIA, HRW, CNA, UN war crimes investigator specialized in civilian harm mitigation marcegarlasco@gmail.com | 5,140 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| malachybrowne | Malachy Browne | Visual Investigations @nytimes. Immigrant 🇮🇪. GPG: https://t.co/xlm6IjaqIZ Signal: +1 973 544 8648 | 11,113 |
| RubaAlHassani | Ruba Ali Al-Hassani | Interdisciplinary SociSci &Law; Iraq; @pprlancaster @ProjectSEPAD @KingsCollegeLon; CoFounder @IWAN_Iraq & @CAMWLnews; Alopeciaلا تستوحش طريق الحق لقلة سالكيه | 6,149 |
| BobinDavid | David Bobin | JournalistPersonal point of view. | 5,289 |
| ShivanFazil | Shivan Fazil | Researcher @SIPRIorg | MSc Middle East Politics @SOAS | Fellow Alumnus @CheveningFCDO, @EastWestCenter & @USI_MEM | Avid Podcast Consumer 📻 | 4,996 |
| M_Balsam | Balsam Mustafa | Leverhulme ECF @PAISWarwick.Cyberfeminism in Iraq & region. Author of 'Islamic State' in translation: Four atrocities, multiple narratives, Bloomsbury Academic. | 3,982 |
| Republicaine2 | Republicaine | It is a duty to fight injustice and exploitation. Nothing is stronger than a person with a conviction. Harold "Kim" PHILBY, 1912 - 1988. Коммунизм! | 2,918 |
| MhdAGhanem | Mohammed Alaa Ghanem | Head of Policy @SA_Council Former Assistant Professor, Damascus University @Harvard @Columbia & Syria jails alum. Words in @NYTimes @WashingtonPost among others | 2,506 |
| malimusawi | Mohammad Ali Musawi | Journalist & filmmaker. Middle East focus. Justice. Equity. Rights. Tweets in English & Arabic. RT ≠ endorsement. | 1,623 |
| AliAlAhmed_en | Ali AlAhmed | investigations, opinions, ideas, articles- EMAIL-- @alialahmedx -@Gmail- | 1,397 |
| WNlucile | Lucile Wassermann | Journaliste, responsable du service vidéo @LOrientLeJourEx correspondante en Irak @France24 @RFI @RadioFrance | 1,368 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| M_Balsam | Leverhulme ECF @PAISWarwick.Cyberfeminism in Iraq & region. Author of 'Islamic State' in translation: Four atrocities, multiple narratives, Bloomsbury Academic. | 6 |
| RubaAlHassani | Interdisciplinary SociSci &Law; Iraq; @pprlancaster @ProjectSEPAD @KingsCollegeLon; CoFounder @IWAN_Iraq & @CAMWLnews; Alopeciaلا تستوحش طريق الحق لقلة سالكيه | 3 |
| AliAlAhmed_en | investigations, opinions, ideas, articles- EMAIL-- @alialahmedx -@Gmail- | 2 |
| AbuJamajem | Researcher and analyst looking at Lebanon, Syria and the wider neighborhood. @TCFdotorg @CenturyIntl Fellow. Former @CrisisGroup. "Jamajem" means ☠️. | 1 |
| malimusawi | Journalist & filmmaker. Middle East focus. Justice. Equity. Rights. Tweets in English & Arabic. RT ≠ endorsement. | 1 |
| malachybrowne | Visual Investigations @nytimes. Immigrant 🇮🇪. GPG: https://t.co/xlm6IjaqIZ Signal: +1 973 544 8648 | 1 |
| iq_hashoomi | International Security · Né à Bagdad, a grandi à Dubaï, actuellement en France *Retweets, Likes ≠ Endorsements* | 1 |
| eurasianet | Critical perspectives and on-the-ground reporting from the Caucasus and Central Asia. Support our independent journalism: https://t.co/qsSJyWE3FU | 1 |
| WNlucile | Journaliste, responsable du service vidéo @LOrientLeJourEx correspondante en Irak @France24 @RFI @RadioFrance | 1 |
| SofiaBarbarani | Web editor @IFAD • Journalist • Previously Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Syria • Author of @lonelyplanet Iraq & boxes of unpublished poems • Personal account • | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1627916912108634112 | @SimonaFoltyn @AJFaultLines @LailaAlarian @KaviChek @sharifkouddous Je vais regarder. | 0 |
| 1627338169669615616 | @SimonaFoltyn @WNlucile @FRANCE24 Someone should do a story on the birth & childhood of Saddam, who was born from unknown father & was mistreated & abused for that & may have made him the monster he was. | 0 |
| 1626932789277761536 | @SimonaFoltyn @GebeilyM @WNlucile @FRANCE24 We had finished the final targeting in January 03 then Dora Farms changed everything. We rushed to figure out if he was dead, changed the target list, and searched. We targeted him 50 times and missed each one. Eventually he went back home… | 0 |
| 1626617616969105420 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum The wild east and the concerned tourist placing it on a surgical desk to dissect and analyze and report back to civilization. | 0 |
| 1626480218830524416 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum I feel sad reading this! | 0 |
| 1626359940339179520 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum I don't know why people are irritated by this, she's obviously lost in a place between what she imagined it to be and what it actually is. | 0 |
| 1626301652713046018 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum Where is she now?? | 0 |
| 1626293610546098177 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum And as @JuditNeurink said to me that Iraq can get under one’s skin. | 0 |
| 1626274159750701060 | @malimusawi @SimonaFoltyn Agree, Mohammed, on all points. I would add that Simona's work is better than the quote, and is better than that of other journos on Iraq in terms of being a better listener. | 0 |
| 1626271665788272642 | I would also add that @SimonaFoltyn is better than most journos on Iraq. I've always thought that. This is why I feel that we can engage on these texts and invite perspective. For the record, the Orientalism is in the quote, not her work. | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626259763049771009 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum What's so difficult to explain about Iraqis, though? I'm curious to know. | 6 |
| 1626259202330050563 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum That is indeed White Supremacy. | 4 |
| 1626230097245261825 | @SimonaFoltyn She also writes "But you are a difficult people to explain, people of extremes..." which sounds like mystification to me. A lot of serious scholarship about this exists, which I would encourage all foreign reporters in Iraq to engage with | 3 |
| 1626293610546098177 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum And as @JuditNeurink said to me that Iraq can get under one’s skin. | 2 |
| 1626209398170218497 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum I was re-reading that passage just a few days ago😊 | 2 |
| 1625070037877882881 | From December: @SimonaFoltyn reports for @pbsnewshour on Jordan's efforts to stem Captagon smuggling from Syria: https://t.co/wnq6U0f1rC | 2 |
| 1627338169669615616 | @SimonaFoltyn @WNlucile @FRANCE24 Someone should do a story on the birth & childhood of Saddam, who was born from unknown father & was mistreated & abused for that & may have made him the monster he was. | 1 |
| 1626359940339179520 | @SimonaFoltyn @lindseyhilsum I don't know why people are irritated by this, she's obviously lost in a place between what she imagined it to be and what it actually is. | 1 |
| 1626274159750701060 | @malimusawi @SimonaFoltyn Agree, Mohammed, on all points. I would add that Simona's work is better than the quote, and is better than that of other journos on Iraq in terms of being a better listener. | 1 |
| 1626271665788272642 | I would also add that @SimonaFoltyn is better than most journos on Iraq. I've always thought that. This is why I feel that we can engage on these texts and invite perspective. For the record, the Orientalism is in the quote, not her work. | 1 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #baghdad | 1 |
| #erbil | 1 |
| #iraq | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @simonafoltyn | 29 |
| @lindseyhilsum | 9 |
| @wnlucile | 3 |
| @france24 | 3 |
| @ajfaultlines | 2 |
| @lailaalarian | 2 |
| @kavichek | 2 |
| @sharifkouddous | 2 |
| @gebeilym | 1 |
| @kurdistan | 1 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
3
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😊 | 1 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 1 |