billy_penn - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @billy_penn
Published April 9, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
9 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Total number of tweets analysed
344
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets praise local news outlets, particularly @PhillyInquirer and @billy_penn, for their coverage of the Philadelphia water situation and transportation issues with SEPTA. There is also mention of a new ice cream flavor coming to supermarkets and a shirt that made it onto @billy_penn. The tweets urge support for local news and mention specific locations with sidewalk parking problems. Finally, there is a call for self-reflection by SEPTA's board members following the King of Prussia Rail debacle.
Topic Modeling
- Water contamination in Philadelphia
- SEPTA transportation issues in Philadelphia
- Local news outlets and journalism in Philadelphia
- Food and beverage news in Philadelphia
- Unsafe public spaces in Philadelphia
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are generally positive or neutral. The majority of the tweets are expressing appreciation or gratitude for the work of @billy_penn in reporting and providing updates on various issues in Philadelphia. There are some tweets expressing frustration with specific problems or issues, such as transportation inequity, delivery trucks blocking sidewalks, and unsafe working conditions at Amazon. However, overall the tone is constructive and encouraging of finding solutions to these problems.
Trend Analysis
- Water contamination in Philadelphia
- Transportation and infrastructure issues in Philadelphia
- Local news and journalism
- Food and drink news in Philadelphia
- City regulations and safety concerns (e.g., delivery trucks blocking sidewalks)
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
102
29% of total
Number of Original tweets
40
11% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
20
5% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
193
56% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
19
5% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
344
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 126 |
| Twitter Web App | 116 |
| Twitter for Android | 70 |
| Sprout Social | 12 |
| Twitter for iPad | 7 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlecMacGillis | Alec MacGillis | Journalist @ProPublica & @BaltimoreBanner. Author of FULFILLMENT & THE CYNIC. Photo by @jmgpix. alec (dot) macgillis (at) propublica (dot) org | 87,659 |
| whyy | WHYY | We enlighten and inspire through information when you need it, entertainment when you want it & education when it counts - TV, radio, online & in the community! | 57,667 |
| billy_penn | Billy Penn | Local nonprofit newsroom. Part of @whyy. Sign up for our quick morning newsletter — the easy way to stay on top of Philly news. | 48,110 |
| WHYYNews | WHYY News | Trustworthy news, insight, and conversation for the Philly region and beyond, straight from WHYY’s newsroom, NPR, and more. | 43,913 |
| PlanPhilly | PlanPhilly | Covering Philadelphia with a focus on urban design & planning, transportation & development. Project of @WHYY | | 23,326 |
| tcarmody | Tim Carmody | I write @amazonchron and frequently guest host at @kottke. Alum @wired @verge @snarkmarket. Mastodon: @tim@phire.place. Everything changes; don’t be afraid. | 21,922 |
| StreetsDept | Conrad Benner | Philly-based photo-blog exploring Art + Public Space, EST. 2011; Podcast interviewing creative minds, EST. 2017; and art curation #StreetsDeptWalls! 📸🎨🏳️🌈 | 21,353 |
| 412Tickets | 412 Tickets | We sell tickets for everything from Pittsburgh sporting events, to concerts at PPG Paints Arena, Stage Ae, Pavilion at Star Lake & many more Shop Local Save15% | 17,740 |
| Chronotope | Aram Zucker-Scharff | @Chronotope@indieweb.social | AramZS. he/him. Privacy Engineer. Tech for journalism. Ad Tech. Prev: Fullstack, strategy, econ/game journo, storytelling, altac. Views are only my own | 15,766 |
| selmekki | Sharif El-Mekki | Proud BPP Cub. Activist. Educator. Student: #NidhamuSasa, Overbrook HS & Qom, Iran. 1/4 of @8BlackHands1 Founded: @fellowshipbmec @CenterBlackEd @Phillys7thWard | 14,059 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| whyy | WHYY | We enlighten and inspire through information when you need it, entertainment when you want it & education when it counts - TV, radio, online & in the community! | 20,725 |
| BlackNewsPortal | Black News Portal | The Pulse of the People. At least Be informed.. Empowering Black Local News Sources, One voice out of many, if choose to listen closely. Personal Yet Collective | 12,067 |
| 412Tickets | 412 Tickets | We sell tickets for everything from Pittsburgh sporting events, to concerts at PPG Paints Arena, Stage Ae, Pavilion at Star Lake & many more Shop Local Save15% | 11,346 |
| selmekki | Sharif El-Mekki | Proud BPP Cub. Activist. Educator. Student: #NidhamuSasa, Overbrook HS & Qom, Iran. 1/4 of @8BlackHands1 Founded: @fellowshipbmec @CenterBlackEd @Phillys7thWard | 10,253 |
| AlecMacGillis | Alec MacGillis | Journalist @ProPublica & @BaltimoreBanner. Author of FULFILLMENT & THE CYNIC. Photo by @jmgpix. alec (dot) macgillis (at) propublica (dot) org | 9,155 |
| Chronotope | Aram Zucker-Scharff | @Chronotope@indieweb.social | AramZS. he/him. Privacy Engineer. Tech for journalism. Ad Tech. Prev: Fullstack, strategy, econ/game journo, storytelling, altac. Views are only my own | 8,313 |
| kaleidoscopeT0 | KaleidoscopeTech | Kaleidoscope Technologies provides your premier, real time heating and cooling monitoring service based on the Internet of Things (#IoT) and #AI technologies. | 6,870 |
| aparnamuk | Aparna Mukherjee 💢 Mastadon: aparna@journa.host | Incoming @ResolvePhilly CPO | Priors @JSKStanford @FUSECorps @NYTimes @Bloomberg @WSJ @McKinsey @AP |🎓@Bagehots @Columbia @BrynMawrCollege + Cal🐻 | 5,134 |
| darishamedia | Darisha K. Parker | Owner, Darishamedia, Public Relations & Communications Specialist, 2013 Selected NAACP 104 Influential Black Women in Philadelphia, | 5,001 |
| ShaunoftheSmith | Shaun R. Smith 📷✍🏼 | “Being a writer is more of a lifestyle choice than a profession.” 🕴🏻Content Director @sparkable 🎙✍🏼blog/podcast @highnoteblog 🍕Don Snausages🌭 ❤️📸⤵️ | 5,001 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| gizmo8204 | - | 11 |
| WHYYNews | Trustworthy news, insight, and conversation for the Philly region and beyond, straight from WHYY’s newsroom, NPR, and more. | 9 |
| realinkybot | Not Really Philadelphia’s Paper of Record | 6 |
| cherrigregg | Co-Host #Studio2 on @WHYY 90.9 Tue-Thu @12p, Anchor M-F 3-7p | Creator #GoodSoulsProject | #CivilRights Journalist | Lawyer | #DCGirl | Board Member @LJJProject | 6 |
| TeaParty4PA | @TeaParty4PA @SecureAmerica @SecureFreedom #USA | 5 |
| BlackNewsPortal | The Pulse of the People. At least Be informed.. Empowering Black Local News Sources, One voice out of many, if choose to listen closely. Personal Yet Collective | 5 |
| brettmandel | Dot-Connector, Gov’t/Non-Profit Innovator. https://t.co/dTmdI0fsP6. Believer in public integrity, transparency & accountability. (Big fan of baseball & my family.) | 5 |
| Steve16531 | i love Jesus is my savior and i love reading a bible and praying to them | 5 |
| AshaPrihar | reporter @billy_penn @WHYYNews | follow for Philly news, stay for bad jokes & Taylor Swift commentary | she/her | 5 |
| stevelstweets | philly sports, weed, local rants, general space taking on twitters servers | 4 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640508329553272832 | Re: the whole water in Philly situation, local news outlets like @PhillyInquirer and @billy_penn are actually doing a very good job of explaining things and updating their stories regularly | 8 |
| 1640057959353929731 | Philadelphians may want to avoid drinking or cooking with tap water Sunday afternoon after a chemical spill upriver in Bucks County, city officials said in an emergency alert. Here’s what … | 8 |
| 1640403544653148160 | The shirt made it on to @billy_penn 🤣 https://t.co/oM2LB1CXg6 | 6 |
| 1640742822750961677 | Attention ice-cream-loving Phillies fans ... "Graham Slam" is coming back to supermarkets! More info in @billy_penn (This story is dedicated to my brother, who called me at 9:30pm last night … | 6 |
| 1640531481108832257 | Regular home water filters aren’t designed to remove remove the chemicals threatening Philly water — but that doesn’t mean they don’t. via @meirrinde and @billy_penn https://t.co/ej9wZzH9oM | 5 |
| 1638933733922439169 | The city stopped picking up bags of trash collected by Glitter gig workers because of a union complaint. via @meirrinde and @billy_penn https://t.co/Wcc1OLqTc1 | 5 |
| 1638528157148930049 | We partner with @Billy_Penn to deliver the Weekly Brief on Gun Violence Prevention via their newsletter every Wednesday morning. You can read this week's edition online now and sign up … | 5 |
| 1640049917191176194 | While I’m sympathetic to public sector agencies unaccustomed to high traffic, really, ffs https://t.co/Dip5uF28ue is down right now? Cc @billy_penn https://t.co/Nh1eDQR2R2 | 5 |
| 1640700397302996992 | The King of Prussia Rail debacle should prompt some self-reflection by SEPTA's board members about how they oversee management and how the agency handles big projects. My op-ed in this … | 4 |
| 1640813062214111246 | Restaurant owners in Philly have been grappling with the concerns of the city's water being contaminated following the chemical spill in Bucks County over the weekend. I teamed up with … | 4 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640508329553272832 | Re: the whole water in Philly situation, local news outlets like @PhillyInquirer and @billy_penn are actually doing a very good job of explaining things and updating their stories regularly | 107 |
| 1640085591789387781 | The best info I’ve seen so far, thanks @billy_penn: https://t.co/JC21ONKc8f | 40 |
| 1640687976001810433 | @billy_penn We can reform SEPTA and get it ready to take on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. We need to solve this transportation inequity. https://t.co/1O8dupCbLN | 28 |
| 1638882707739402241 | lol when did we start calling him this @billy_penn https://t.co/Hw1LPgNJQ0 | 27 |
| 1640742822750961677 | Attention ice-cream-loving Phillies fans ... "Graham Slam" is coming back to supermarkets! More info in @billy_penn (This story is dedicated to my brother, who called me at 9:30pm last night … | 25 |
| 1640403544653148160 | The shirt made it on to @billy_penn 🤣 https://t.co/oM2LB1CXg6 | 19 |
| 1640700397302996992 | The King of Prussia Rail debacle should prompt some self-reflection by SEPTA's board members about how they oversee management and how the agency handles big projects. My op-ed in this … | 18 |
| 1641114738603212801 | @billy_penn Passyunk and Washington, southeast corner. There's a car shop there that just parks all its cars right on the sidewalk. All. The. Time. | 16 |
| 1640342671490252805 | I always turn to @billy_penn for sane, rational analysis in times of uncertain situations in Philadelphia. Here's their most recent update to the water issue. Read, learn, take what you … | 15 |
| 1641102065333161987 | @billy_penn The @Uhaul spot at 1015-25 S 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 | 14 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #news | 6 |
| #phl | 3 |
| #pa | 3 |
| #philadelphiawater | 2 |
| #free | 2 |
| #phillyresources | 2 |
| #gpass | 2 |
| #phillywatercrisis | 1 |
| #handmarkedpaperballots | 1 |
| #mediacoverage | 1 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @billy_penn | 345 |
| @whyynews | 25 |
| @ashaprihar | 10 |
| @meirrinde | 9 |
| @newsbreakapp | 9 |
| @equalinfo215 | 8 |
| @fox29philly | 8 |
| @phillytrib | 7 |
| @brokeinphilly | 7 |
| @iwritetee | 6 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
11
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👀 | 5 | eyes |
| 🤣 | 4 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🙌 | 3 | raising_hands |
| 📰 | 2 | newspaper |
| 😮💨 | 2 | face_exhaling |
| 😆 | 2 | grinning_squinting_face |
| ➡️ | 2 | right_arrow |
| 🤡 | 2 | clown_face |
| ✅ | 1 | check_mark_button |
| 🍸 | 1 | cocktail_glass |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 14 |
| People & Body | 10 |
| Food & Drink | 5 |
| Objects | 4 |
| Symbols | 3 |
| Travel & Places | 2 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |
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