Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @davemckinney
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
23
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
11 years
Summarization
Journalist Dave McKinney has been reporting on the ComEd bribery trial, which implicates Illinois politicians and individuals linked to utility company ComEd. McKinney has been breaking down the trial and its implications in articles and on social media, and has also discussed it on radio interviews. The trial has brought attention to the influence of money and politics in Illinois, and has raised questions about the role of key political figures, including former House Speaker Michael Madigan. McKinney and his colleagues have been providing insights and analysis to help listeners and readers understand the complex web of relationships and allegations involved in the trial.
Topic Modeling
- Media outlets and journalists covering government news in Chicago
- News coverage of ongoing trials and investigations related to political corruption in Illinois
- Discussions of Illinois legislators and their impact on state politics
- Discussion of ComEd and its role in Illinois politics and corruption investigations
- Analysis of how political corruption in Illinois affects everyday citizens and their finances
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including excitement, anticipation, praise, frustration, and concern. Some tweets talk about the latest updates in the ComEd bribery trial and express concern about its impact on Illinois politics. Others praise the reporters involved in covering the trial and express excitement about new developments. Additionally, some tweets express frustration with state politics and call for reform.
Trend Analysis
- @davemckinney's coverage of the ComEd bribery trial
- Illinois politics and government
- Media personalities and outlets covering the trial
- Testimony and evidence from the trial
- Pensions and financial incentives for government officials
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
11
Percentage of total tweets
47%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
17%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
23
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
6
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 12 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 8 |
| Twitter for Android | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| dmihalopoulos | Dan Mihalopoulos | Investigative reporter, @WBEZ Government & Politics team. DM for Signal. "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them" - Ida B. Wells | 22,315 |
| TinaSfon | TinaSfon | chief political reporter @suntimes (again); past: White House reporter @politico; politics correspondent @insider; tsfondeles@suntimes.com 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇱 | 19,064 |
| whet | Whet Moser (just normal men) | he/y'all. newsletters @nytimes. ex @qz, @ChicagoMag, @Chicago_Reader, @COVID19Tracking. https://t.co/NGqH4nXX3B | 15,022 |
| davemckinney | Dave McKinney | Husband and dad. WBEZ. Likes: IL politics, golden retrievers, EIU, Bulls, Stones, blueberries, Wordle, cereal, Green Wave, the truth. dmckinney@wbez.org | 13,514 |
| tonyjarnold | Tony Arnold | Editor of politics and government at WBEZ | 8,560 |
| SeidelContent | Jon Seidel | Federal Courts Reporter, @Suntimes; Author, “Second City Sinners” via @Lyons_Press; Alum, @BSUCCIM and @PostTrib | 7,674 |
| Tessa_Weinberg | Tessa Weinberg | Reporting on Chicago government and politics for @WBEZ. Reach me at tweinberg@wbez.org | 4,614 |
| wjk1971 | Wendy Katten | Blocked from the start by Awake IL, it’s leaders, Moms4LibIL. Introvert, believe it or not. T1 D 48 years. non-profits for most of my career plus an MFA. 🐕 📚 | 4,084 |
| ctoner | Casey Toner | @illinoisanswers reporter, @sagaftra steward. SQL, R, birddogging and doorstopping. Reach me at ctoner@bettergov.org. Tell the truth. | 3,565 |
| medicalgrower42 | Medical Grower 420 🇺🇸 | Autoflower Connoisseur. NO SALES. Steel Worker by day, grower by night. St.Louis Native. Married to the best man ever Winston. Sponsored by @MarsHydroLight | 3,386 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| davemckinney | Dave McKinney | Husband and dad. WBEZ. Likes: IL politics, golden retrievers, EIU, Bulls, Stones, blueberries, Wordle, cereal, Green Wave, the truth. dmckinney@wbez.org | 6,106 |
| TinaSfon | TinaSfon | chief political reporter @suntimes (again); past: White House reporter @politico; politics correspondent @insider; tsfondeles@suntimes.com 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇱 | 5,994 |
| wjk1971 | Wendy Katten | Blocked from the start by Awake IL, it’s leaders, Moms4LibIL. Introvert, believe it or not. T1 D 48 years. non-profits for most of my career plus an MFA. 🐕 📚 | 4,380 |
| dmihalopoulos | Dan Mihalopoulos | Investigative reporter, @WBEZ Government & Politics team. DM for Signal. "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them" - Ida B. Wells | 4,075 |
| whet | Whet Moser (just normal men) | he/y'all. newsletters @nytimes. ex @qz, @ChicagoMag, @Chicago_Reader, @COVID19Tracking. https://t.co/NGqH4nXX3B | 3,903 |
| Tessa_Weinberg | Tessa Weinberg | Reporting on Chicago government and politics for @WBEZ. Reach me at tweinberg@wbez.org | 2,821 |
| ctoner | Casey Toner | @illinoisanswers reporter, @sagaftra steward. SQL, R, birddogging and doorstopping. Reach me at ctoner@bettergov.org. Tell the truth. | 2,530 |
| tonyjarnold | Tony Arnold | Editor of politics and government at WBEZ | 1,981 |
| cshepherd | Carrie Shepherd | I'm Lead Producer @CityCastChicago, a daily pod and newsletter about this great and hard city. @WBEZ before that. LISTEN 🎧 and READ 🤓: ⬇️ | 1,598 |
| annasavchenkoo | Anna Savchenko | Ukrainian-Cypriot radio reporter with @WBEZ. Previously a @Poynter fellow | 1,396 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| SeidelContent | Federal Courts Reporter, @Suntimes; Author, “Second City Sinners” via @Lyons_Press; Alum, @BSUCCIM and @PostTrib | 3 |
| CityCastChicago | We’re the daily local podcast and newsletter that helps you feel more connected to Chicago. Hosted by Jacoby Cochran. | 2 |
| TinaSfon | chief political reporter @suntimes (again); past: White House reporter @politico; politics correspondent @insider; tsfondeles@suntimes.com 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇱 | 2 |
| davemckinney | Husband and dad. WBEZ. Likes: IL politics, golden retrievers, EIU, Bulls, Stones, blueberries, Wordle, cereal, Green Wave, the truth. dmckinney@wbez.org | 2 |
| dmihalopoulos | Investigative reporter, @WBEZ Government & Politics team. DM for Signal. "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them" - Ida B. Wells | 2 |
| medicalgrower42 | Autoflower Connoisseur. NO SALES. Steel Worker by day, grower by night. St.Louis Native. Married to the best man ever Winston. Sponsored by @MarsHydroLight | 2 |
| AngelaRozas | Senior editor for government and politics @WBEZ. Formerly @ChicagoTribune, The Times-Picayune. Music lover, coffee drinker and follower of barometric pressure | 1 |
| HawkDawson8 | Admirer of 1987 NL MVP & 2010 MLB HOFer. Love all things Cubs, Illini, & golf. Tweets are my opinion. Retweets/Likes are not endorsements. | 1 |
| Tessa_Weinberg | Reporting on Chicago government and politics for @WBEZ. Reach me at tweinberg@wbez.org | 1 |
| annasavchenkoo | Ukrainian-Cypriot radio reporter with @WBEZ. Previously a @Poynter fellow | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639105279097978881 | And here is the 2019 story on the Madigan Magic List by me and @davemckinney https://t.co/EcXzXnEmEw | 4 |
| 1641071370757963777 | If your morning didn’t already start with @MaryLDixon playing “every breath you take” as the lead-in to a @davemckinney story with this opening line: “In the annals of famous government moles in Chicago - add Fidel Marquez”… Then I’d suggest you turn on 91.5 / stream @WBEZ now | 3 |
| 1640711014529286144 | But the backing of AG Kwame Raoul, Acevedo continues to get his lucrative pension /7 https://t.co/yIe0zK9yd8 via @davemckinney @WBEZpolitics | 2 |
| 1641523769951887360 | SO much $$$ is up for grabs and there's no entry fee! Plz apply ICYMI @dmihalopoulos @davemckinney @bylaurenfitz @ad_quig @royalpratt @ballesteros_312 @tnovaksuntimes @FrankMainNews @TomSchuba @mdoukmas @taylormooresays @scribeguy @emilyhoerner @jsmithrichards @StacyStClair https://t.co/gIBq9eS4pm | 1 |
| 1639687930544365570 | Here’s what the ComEd bribery trial this week revealed about Illinois politics; @davemckinney and @MelbaLara discuss via @WBEZ: https://t.co/TO7NZQBhVT | 1 |
| 1638983580238970882 | Key Madigan staffer Will Cousineau takes the witness stand under immunity in ComEd bribery trial @Suntimes/@WBEZ UPDATE w/ @TinaSfon and @davemckinney: https://t.co/SLzoutoWO1 | 1 |
| 1638197518293954560 | Listen to WHY and HOW the ComEd Four trial affects all of us...from longtime state politics reporter @davemckinney: 🎧 https://t.co/M0lSBz4yoy | 1 |
| 1641089451408457731 | The fed trial of four people tied to ComEd and Michael Madigan can be challenging to follow. So many names. Complicated string. But @davemckinney breaks it down with some amazing tape. Listen. You'll understand why this trial is such a big deal. https://t.co/d4gNML0nHL | 0 |
| 1639348660671528961 | We have @mickeyd1971 of @BlockClubCHI @TomSchuba Lauren F, Dan M, @davemckinney @TheTRiiBE @Chicago_Reader @WindyCityTimes @truthout @MarkBrownCST @SSKedreporter @TinaSfon @jeff_tischauser @TracyBaimWCMG @HydeParkHerald plus more https://t.co/9YqHwPwCkx | 0 |
| 1638616796528779271 | @GovPritzker @GovPritzker @RepChrisMiller @janschakowsky @BlaineWilhour @RepMikeQuigley @davemckinney @NabeelaforIL @RepChuyGarcia @MattPaprocki_IL @hannahmeisel @BobMorganIL | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641071370757963777 | If your morning didn’t already start with @MaryLDixon playing “every breath you take” as the lead-in to a @davemckinney story with this opening line: “In the annals of famous government moles in Chicago - add Fidel Marquez”… Then I’d suggest you turn on 91.5 / stream @WBEZ now | 11 |
| 1639348660671528961 | We have @mickeyd1971 of @BlockClubCHI @TomSchuba Lauren F, Dan M, @davemckinney @TheTRiiBE @Chicago_Reader @WindyCityTimes @truthout @MarkBrownCST @SSKedreporter @TinaSfon @jeff_tischauser @TracyBaimWCMG @HydeParkHerald plus more https://t.co/9YqHwPwCkx | 5 |
| 1639105279097978881 | And here is the 2019 story on the Madigan Magic List by me and @davemckinney https://t.co/EcXzXnEmEw | 5 |
| 1641523769951887360 | SO much $$$ is up for grabs and there's no entry fee! Plz apply ICYMI @dmihalopoulos @davemckinney @bylaurenfitz @ad_quig @royalpratt @ballesteros_312 @tnovaksuntimes @FrankMainNews @TomSchuba @mdoukmas @taylormooresays @scribeguy @emilyhoerner @jsmithrichards @StacyStClair https://t.co/gIBq9eS4pm | 3 |
| 1638546972427665408 | @GovPritzker @RepChuyGarcia @MattPaprocki_IL @Reform4Illinois @hannahmeisel @BobMorganIL @illinoisdems @RepChrisMiller @janschakowsky @BlaineWilhour @RepMikeQuigley @davemckinney @Cntr4ILPolitics @NabeelaforIL | 3 |
| 1641089451408457731 | The fed trial of four people tied to ComEd and Michael Madigan can be challenging to follow. So many names. Complicated string. But @davemckinney breaks it down with some amazing tape. Listen. You'll understand why this trial is such a big deal. https://t.co/d4gNML0nHL | 1 |
| 1640711014529286144 | But the backing of AG Kwame Raoul, Acevedo continues to get his lucrative pension /7 https://t.co/yIe0zK9yd8 via @davemckinney @WBEZpolitics | 1 |
| 1639687930544365570 | Here’s what the ComEd bribery trial this week revealed about Illinois politics; @davemckinney and @MelbaLara discuss via @WBEZ: https://t.co/TO7NZQBhVT | 1 |
| 1638983580238970882 | Key Madigan staffer Will Cousineau takes the witness stand under immunity in ComEd bribery trial @Suntimes/@WBEZ UPDATE w/ @TinaSfon and @davemckinney: https://t.co/SLzoutoWO1 | 1 |
| 1638616796528779271 | @GovPritzker @GovPritzker @RepChrisMiller @janschakowsky @BlaineWilhour @RepMikeQuigley @davemckinney @NabeelaforIL @RepChuyGarcia @MattPaprocki_IL @hannahmeisel @BobMorganIL | 0 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @davemckinney | 23 |
| @wbez | 6 |
| @dmihalopoulos | 4 |
| @tinasfon | 4 |
| @tomschuba | 3 |
| @seidelcontent | 3 |
| @govpritzker | 3 |
| @bylaurenfitz | 2 |
| @ad_quig | 2 |
| @royalpratt | 2 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
4
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🎧 | 1 | headphone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Objects | 1 |