Suntimes - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @Suntimes
Published April 5, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
9 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Total number of tweets analysed
2,177
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics related to Chicago and its politics. Some of the main points include disputes over polling data related to teacher strikes and COVID school reopenings, criticism of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, commentary on candidate Paul Vallas and his suitability for the mayoral role, and a discussion about the use of helicopters in the city. The tweets also touch on issues such as Chicago's Greek community, Bernie Sanders, and the diversity of the city.
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets cover a range of feelings including frustration, disappointment, appreciation, admiration, pride, humor, anger, and determination. Some tweets express disappointment in the actions or choices of political leaders, while others express admiration for certain politicians or media outlets. There is also frustration with certain policies or practices, as well as determination to see certain candidates elected. Overall, the emotions expressed reflect the varied perspectives and opinions of the tweeters.
Trend Analysis
- Education in Chicago, specifically regarding teachers and school re-openings during COVID-19
- Criticism of Mayor Lightfoot and her administration
- Positive coverage of Bernie Sanders and his campaign
- Discussion of mayoral candidate Paul Vallas and his potential qualities as a leader
- Coverage of Chicago sports and events
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
426
19% of total
Number of Original tweets
165
7% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
117
5% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
1,511
69% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
208
9% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
2,177
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 942 |
| Twitter Web App | 701 |
| Twitter for Android | 416 |
| Twitter for iPad | 78 |
| TweetDeck | 14 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suntimes | Chicago Sun-Times | The hardest-working paper in America. | 550,630 |
| TheGingerMinj | Ginger Minj | Drag Race Season 7 and AS 2 & 6, Hocus Pocus 2, Huluween, DUMPLIN, Super Drags, etc. ⬇All your Minj needs below! ⬇ | 206,717 |
| WBEZ | WBEZ | Your support helps amplify the public conversation and we can tell stories that matter. Home of @WBEZreset @nerdettepodcast @WBEZCuriousCity and Rundown | 143,043 |
| KeeangaYamahtta | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor | Professor of African American Studies @NorthwesternU, co-founder @hammerandhope, contributing writer @NewYorker, @pulitzer finalist 2020, #MacFellow 2021 | 129,861 |
| North2North | Mike North | never did it for the dough ,that’s why he made the dough .. | 106,346 |
| ChiPubSchools | CPS - Chicago Public Schools | Our mission is to provide a high-quality public education for every child, in every neighborhood, that prepares each for success in college, career, and life. | 88,794 |
| LaurenceWHolmes | Laurence Holmes | 10-2 📻 @670thescore & HOL Podcast. Scholar Practitioner: @DePaulu @UofAlabama 🏫 @suntimes Columnist. People’s Champ. Comic Book Writer. | 86,506 |
| wttw | WTTW (Chicago PBS) | Chicago's PBS station | 79,415 |
| dailyherald | Daily Herald | The Daily Herald covers Chicago suburbs. Big Picture. Local Focus. https://t.co/qQ07Celfan https://t.co/QdptKVCQeD https://t.co/vVv9YZTdQI | 48,746 |
| ElNecio_Cuba | El Necio | Caldosa política desde Cuba 🥘 Adoctrinamiento 24/7 😎 También estamos en FB, IG, YT, TEL y TikTok | 46,131 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarkVadik | Mark Vadik | Storyteller /Attorney - #horror guy w/a heart of gold. #AnimalAdvocate #Moviemaker #HorrorMovies #web3 #ComicBooks #Film3 #NFT Newbie - Exec @Entertainmintco | 44,242 |
| JusperMachogu | Jusper Machogu | Agricultural Engineer| |Atheist| |Carbon Positive| |Food, Farming and Fitness| |Love Dogs💜🐕💜 and Fossil Fuels| |Vegetarian | 18,568 |
| AggiePride85 | CherylT | LifeLong Democrat Vote Blue BlackLivesMatter Roe Roe Your Vote Voting Rights Vaxxed Boosted🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Native-NewYorker Mom of 3 Adults 🚫NO DMS | 14,902 |
| DemsFight4U | VOTE💙4rKidsFuture☮️🌻🌊 | Vote💙for our future! #BLM #ProChoice #SFGiants #49ers Find me at dem4life on Post/Mastodon 🌺 Joanie | 14,456 |
| ChiTownSports | Chicago | Hi! My name is Steve. I tweet mostly sports but lots of liberal politics, etc. as well. A Cubs fan who roots for the Sox. | 13,253 |
| Suntimes | Chicago Sun-Times | The hardest-working paper in America. | 13,182 |
| adelebiden | Adele Biden🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊🌊 | 🇺🇦Ukraine will win✌ #VoteBlue🗳🌊 #BanAssaultWeapons #BLM, DACA, LGBTQ🏳️🌈 #GlobalWarmingIsReal #VaccinesSaveLives NO DM will❌you | 12,380 |
| tbell1968 | TDB68 | Democrat #Resist | 12,241 |
| AdamSarwar | 👨🏻🚀 AdamSarwar.com 🐺 | 👨🏻🚀🐺 @cryptospacedog 🛸 🌎https://t.co/gk1hQuvZzN 🃏 | 11,733 |
| TheGingerMinj | Ginger Minj | Drag Race Season 7 and AS 2 & 6, Hocus Pocus 2, Huluween, DUMPLIN, Super Drags, etc. ⬇All your Minj needs below! ⬇ | 10,992 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| Fran_Neena20409 | Facts have Liberal Bias. Freedom. Accountable. Science. Democracy. Logic. History. Honesty. Humanity. Accuracy. Equality. Respect. 💙💜 Wins❣️🐳Resist! Vote💙🌊 | 54 |
| maudlynei | @Suntimes Columnist/Asst City Edtr w/25yrs in Jrnlsm, Pblc Rels; @UIowa @MedillSchool alum; @AKAsorority1908; Past Prez @NABJCC & @CJA_Updates; FB/IG @maudlynei | 53 |
| Uman85 | Polish. Catholic. Diehard Bears, Cubs and Bulls fan. Moderate/Centrist. Just one man trying to save Chicago, but I’m not Bruce Wayne. | 26 |
| HughVonNied | Artist, Theoretical Physicist, Geologist, Engineer, Paleontologist, Biologist, Auto Mechanic, Mud Logger, Archeologist, Poet, Composer, Carpenter, Teacher, etc. | 16 |
| columbo_kelly | Support @brandon4chicago for Mayor of Chicago I like to make uncool things cool | 16 |
| puertoFKNRican | Ex prisionero político autoproclamado de Twitel. Ya era hora de que me trajeran de vuelta a casa. Not your fellow American. 🇵🇷🇵🇸🏳️🌈🇺🇦⚖️🦮🐕🦺 | 15 |
| dark_chicago | - | 15 |
| LoudCityMickey | Leftist and Man of Chicago. ✝️ | 14 |
| SeidelContent | Federal Courts Reporter, @Suntimes; Author, “Second City Sinners” via @Lyons_Press; Alum, @BSUCCIM and @PostTrib | 12 |
| 11ChiDem11 | #BrandonForChicago #BlackLivesMatter #ProtectBlackWomen 🏳️🌈ally #Kamala47🌊 #Bullsnation #JustinFields🐻 #WhoDatNation⚜️ | 11 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640750118092656641 | These assertions in @jonathanweisman's @nytimes story are objectively wrong. A @Suntimes poll in 2019 found Chicagoans (especially parents) supported a teachers' strike and blamed City Hall more than CTU And … | 152 |
| 1639423564402024451 | Así describió su experiencia Luis Robert Jr., jugador del #TeamAsere y de las Medias Blancas (MLB) en entrevista para @Suntimes: 🗣️«Es todo lo que pude imaginar, fue bastante especial representar … | 71 |
| 1639378050864349192 | This description about Paul Vallas is from the people closest to him via the @Suntimes These are NOT the qualities that you want in someone trying to be the mayor … | 41 |
| 1640343932591652864 | Sorry to harp but Lightfoot should be doing exit interviews with @chicagotribune @Suntimes @WBEZ @nbcchicago @cbschicago @ABC7 @TheTRiiBE @wttw and more — not just for press and public’s sake but … | 40 |
| 1639437218220752898 | As a former marketing/comms/PR pro, I always pay attention to photos used in stories of @BernieSanders. They're usually not the greatest. This is a GREAT photo of Bernie smiling, AND … | 35 |
| 1638896482655895555 | 👇 @ILSecOfState @Giannoulias showing that ALL elected officials can contribute to #publicsafety. Beating back the scourge of #crime requires a whole of government approach. Another big step in the Secretary’s … | 14 |
| 1640828635950055434 | Thank you to the @Suntimes Editorial Board for this and calling attention to continuing staff shortages and workplace violence against healthcare staff. https://t.co/NizNzY1FYB https://t.co/p0IQwUTHBR | 13 |
| 1638897531257241600 | Damn what an honor. Thanks @Suntimes 🙏 Can’t wait for Francis Comes Alive at @ThaliaHallChi this Friday and Saturday! @93XRT https://t.co/UorqVL0w2h | 12 |
| 1640720269710094337 | "Malinformation has a seed of truth, or makes selective use of facts, but is repackaged & shared with the specific intent to cause harm." - NLP's @MrSilva in this @Suntimes … | 10 |
| 1641444636521803776 | For anyone looking to get caught up on the Madigan wiretaps from the ComEd bribery trial, the @Suntimes is compiling them here: https://t.co/BjL8yFBx3F | 10 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640750118092656641 | These assertions in @jonathanweisman's @nytimes story are objectively wrong. A @Suntimes poll in 2019 found Chicagoans (especially parents) supported a teachers' strike and blamed City Hall more than CTU And … | 447 |
| 1640343932591652864 | Sorry to harp but Lightfoot should be doing exit interviews with @chicagotribune @Suntimes @WBEZ @nbcchicago @cbschicago @ABC7 @TheTRiiBE @wttw and more — not just for press and public’s sake but … | 292 |
| 1639437218220752898 | As a former marketing/comms/PR pro, I always pay attention to photos used in stories of @BernieSanders. They're usually not the greatest. This is a GREAT photo of Bernie smiling, AND … | 176 |
| 1639378050864349192 | This description about Paul Vallas is from the people closest to him via the @Suntimes These are NOT the qualities that you want in someone trying to be the mayor … | 174 |
| 1639423564402024451 | Así describió su experiencia Luis Robert Jr., jugador del #TeamAsere y de las Medias Blancas (MLB) en entrevista para @Suntimes: 🗣️«Es todo lo que pude imaginar, fue bastante especial representar … | 124 |
| 1638897531257241600 | Damn what an honor. Thanks @Suntimes 🙏 Can’t wait for Francis Comes Alive at @ThaliaHallChi this Friday and Saturday! @93XRT https://t.co/UorqVL0w2h | 99 |
| 1639311750792200206 | @Suntimes Good way to get the moderate voters to turn out for Vallas. If you aren't a "progressive" or identify as "far left", this moves the needle the other way. | 63 |
| 1638958419762896903 | @Suntimes Sick of the low flying helicopters? A roof-based company of anti-aircraft emplacements wants to skip the noise pollution https://t.co/0hJPl02zt5 | 60 |
| 1638979992607502336 | @Suntimes maybe just upgrade the blue line? | 52 |
| 1640428242019467292 | How many times has @Brandon4Chicago home been shot at? How many windows have they replaced? Is there a police report on this crime? @ABC7Chicago @nbcchicago @cbschicago @WGNNews @fox32news @Suntimes @chicagotribune … | 46 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #dangerto | 37 |
| #chicago | 25 |
| #guns | 17 |
| #djt | 15 |
| #usa | 14 |
| #dangertotheus | 13 |
| #brandonisbetter | 10 |
| #frontpagestoday | 10 |
| #fascism | 9 |
| #ginni | 8 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @suntimes | 2,182 |
| @chicagotribune | 235 |
| @nytimes | 139 |
| @cbschicago | 104 |
| @wbez | 95 |
| @latimes | 95 |
| @nbcchicago | 95 |
| @abc | 90 |
| @cnn | 82 |
| @washingtonpost | 82 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
32
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | 146 | United_States |
| 😂 | 39 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤮 | 39 | face_vomiting |
| 🖕🏾 | 36 | middle_finger_medium-dark_skin_tone |
| 🤣 | 33 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🚨 | 33 | police_car_light |
| ▫ | 30 | white_small_square |
| 👇 | 18 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🤡 | 15 | clown_face |
| 👉 | 11 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 225 |
| People & Body | 172 |
| Flags | 154 |
| Symbols | 53 |
| Travel & Places | 42 |
| Objects | 35 |
| Activities | 13 |
| Food & Drink | 6 |
| Animals & Nature | 4 |
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