Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @KIRO7Seattle
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
1,552
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The cherry blossoms are in bloom in Everett and people are wondering where else in Western Washington they can see them. The Lake Washington School District in Redmond and Sammamish is ending its school resource officer program with the King County Sheriff's Office. Loved ones identified Khalea Thoeuk as one of the two teens killed in a wrong-way crash on the West Seattle bridge. Some people are criticizing KIRO7Seattle for their coverage of homelessness and gun control policies. There is also criticism towards Governor Jay Inslee for his handling of the homelessness crisis in Washington.
Topic Modeling
- The beauty of Western Washington in springtime
- The cherry blossoms in Everett
- Other places in bloom - Ending the school resource officer program in Lake Washington School District
- Four schools in Redmond and Sammamish - Tragedy of two teens killed in car crash
- Khalea Thoeuk and her friend Riley
- Celebrating Riley’s 18th birthday - Controversy surrounding homelessness in Washington
- Criticism of media
- Criticism of government policies - Criticism of gun control laws
- Self-defense
- School safety
Emotional Analysis
These tweets express a range of emotions, including excitement about cherry blossoms blooming, sadness and grief over a tragic car accident, frustration and anger towards government policies and news coverage, and concern about school safety and budget allocations. There is also a strong sense of opinions and beliefs on topics such as homelessness and gun control. Overall, the emotions expressed in these tweets are predominantly negative, with a sense of disappointment and disillusionment towards societal issues.
Trend Analysis
- Cherry blossom sightings in Western Washington
- Ending of school resource officer program in Redmond and Sammamish
- Fatal crash on West Seattle bridge
- Homelessness and drug addiction issue in Washington
- Criticism of local news station and politicians for handling of social issues
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
282
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Number of Original tweets
82
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,552
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
1,169
Percentage of total tweets
75%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
29
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
118
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 633 |
Twitter for Android | 467 |
Twitter Web App | 309 |
MySeattleNews | 96 |
Twitter for iPad | 27 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
KIRO7Seattle | KIRO 7 | News, traffic, & weather from Seattle and Western WA. Download our apps: https://t.co/QHuM65be3k (Note: Tweets to us may be showcased in any of our media.) | 460,350 |
andylevy | andy™ | co-host of the daily beast podcast “the new abnormal.” "one of the former greats" - paul f tompkins | 197,993 |
NWSSeattle | NWS Seattle | Official Twitter account for the National Weather Service Seattle. Details: https://t.co/RXTcK1Wkwk | 186,070 |
ActionNewsJax | ActionNewsJax | Action News Jax CBS47/FOX30 is your No. 1 source for news in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia | 128,347 |
KSeattleWeather | Seattle Weather Blog | Puget Sound weather in a nutshell | 111,935 |
clif_high | clif | radical iconoclast ~ The Woo that may be named is not the woo. ~ White people ~ the second smallest minority human group on earth. | 111,760 |
flySEA | Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport | The only official account for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). This account is not monitored 24/7. For formal assistance visit https://t.co/3Kie18qoRc. #flySEA | 48,379 |
JDWheelerCo | John Wheeler | Spent most of my life running very profitable companies. Tweeting information for Entrepreneurs, Managers and Investors. | 36,998 |
USA_Anne711 | ❣️Anne❣️ | Politics, News, and some Fun @NewsBecker | 31,586 |
EricMetcalf21 | Eric Metcalf | Life is 21DAFUL | THE EMERALD CITY | Longhorn for life | Cleveland Browns | 29,030 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
JDWheelerCo | John Wheeler | Spent most of my life running very profitable companies. Tweeting information for Entrepreneurs, Managers and Investors. | 43,837 |
USA_Anne711 | ❣️Anne❣️ | Politics, News, and some Fun @NewsBecker | 22,155 |
MorganKIRO7 | Morgan Palmer | Chief Meteorologist, KIRO 7 News, CBS Seattle | @KIRO7Seattle | Cox Media Group | @nwas @ametsoc approved | https://t.co/pDJxBwZuTW | 20,136 |
1BethDutton | Beth Dutton | I'm only asking myself one question these days. What would Beth Dutton do? | 13,693 |
PMCCANHELP | PMC Can Help! | Premier CA, OR & WA Mortgage Loan Resource | Conventional - FHA - VA - USDA - Stated - Lite Doc - Land - Commercial - Hard $ - ARV - Business | NMLS 266371 | 13,276 |
nasrene41 | Nasrene MacDonald 🌹 | Loves nature and animals! Interested in #AnimalRights, wildlife, environment, planet, etc.! Only follow #AnimalAdvocates. | 9,555 |
KIRO7Seattle | KIRO 7 | News, traffic, & weather from Seattle and Western WA. Download our apps: https://t.co/QHuM65be3k (Note: Tweets to us may be showcased in any of our media.) | 9,219 |
MichelleKIRO7 | Michelle Millman | Emmy award winning journo; 4:30-7AM & Noon, KIRO7. Raising👦🏻👦🏻 w/ fmr 🔥 🚒 hubs, now Woodinville mayor. #CancerSurvivor #UWalum. IG & FB: MichelleKIRO7 | 8,454 |
JardineKari | Schotzysaurus 🦖 | Army Veteran. Mom. Instagrammer. Unprivileged. Will not engage with foul-mouthed/anonymous trolls. No DMs. No trains. #BuildTheWall. Pronouns: piss/off. | 7,779 |
TrueJMitchell | (Jason) Stands For Truth | #SpacesHost Conservative Freedom Thinker Host of 🎙The Conservative Political Forum 🎙 @Cpoliticalforum And Host of 🔻Counterpoint 🔻 ( A Political Show) | 7,713 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
MySeattleNews | Seattle Area News Coverage: @KING5Seattle @KOMONEWS @NWCN @KIRO7Seattle @Q13Fox | 96 |
TRO12311 | dad & husband. dog pal. married to the most wonderful guy ever. news and foods, husband @jrthornton27 | 37 |
vicgil53 | Conservative Nana from the Socialist Republic of WA State. Love our President! #45 MAGA!🇺🇸🗽♥️ Joe Biden is not my President! | 15 |
Ddreddog | Vietnam era Vet. Retired after 45 years in the computer industry. Proud American | 11 |
Miz__Amanda | I AM A 61 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH CANCER NEEDING HELP. WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME ON GOFUNDME AND PLEASE SHARE EVERYWHERE? THANK YOU!❤ https://t.co/QC2LHREP7T | 11 |
Bbolds1Black | - | 11 |
tentdwellers | Middle-aged woman, laid off worker, and semi-published writer. Advocate of homeless rights and a tent-dweller, along with my 2 cats 2011-7/2015, & may be again. | 10 |
AaronDo66597621 | Easy going | 10 |
HershDarlene | Cat mom, woife & margarita connoisseur | 10 |
kerpal11 | Your obedience is prolonging this nightmare. | 9 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1641171547456143360 | BREAKING: Lake Washington School District is ending its school resource officer program with the King County Sheriff’s Office. Four schools in #Redmond and #Sammamish will no longer be staffed. @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/AV0i5pEzPP | 57 |
1638990287140982784 | “She was wise beyond her years” 💔 Loved ones identified, Khalea Thoeuk as one of the two teens killed by the wrong way driver on the West Seattle bridge. I’m told Khalea and her friend, Riley were out that night celebrating his 18th bday when the crash happened. @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/G2684nUZeV | 12 |
1640877445590159360 | The cherry blossoms are popping in #Everett! 🌸 Where else is in bloom Western #Washington? @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/DZ4rR9WLIc | 11 |
1639001544476753920 | We’ve just received confirmation from SPD that THIS IS THE SAME white truck that hit and killed Riley Danard and Khalea Thoeuk on the West Seattle bridge. @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/JnenK8QQGB | 9 |
1640785148483637249 | I was interviewed by @KIRO7Seattle re: my bike lane sign experiment the other week at Pike & Boren on Capitol Hill. I'm glad they mentioned how City ignores ecoblocks & removes crosswalks #SEAbikes @carbikelanesea My segment is 15:10 in recorded stream: https://t.co/jluv80BokN https://t.co/08GlVQ4HsR | 8 |
1640710384549240833 | Crash involving 2 @SeattlePD vehicles & another vehicle @ 800 S Michigan St Georgetown area - details coming @KIRO7Seattle 6:55 AM https://t.co/6QYXb3MXfn | 6 |
1639476418131415040 | Snow Geese over The Field of Daffodils! @ShannonODKOMO @ErinMayovsky @KIRO7Seattle @KClarkWx @Rebecca_Weather @SkagitGov @KIRO7Seattle @NikonUSA @KING5Seattle @KING5Evening https://t.co/Z0W7X1yu4Y | 6 |
1640528213456703490 | MONDAY I’M FOLLOWING: The #Tacoma #PierceCounty Health department released a new study that found between Jan 2020 - Dec 2021: emergency department visits for depression and anxiety went up. So did youth crisis calls and eating disorders. @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/1LPWtN5zVf | 6 |
1640889548250185729 | @KIRO7Seattle Why don't you Kiro News hold Jay Inslee accountable for the money he's has spent only to grow the problem? Weak ill meaning media are only helping Jay develops his scourge. You are hurting so many people. | 5 |
1639486917304786946 | VIDEO: Check out the snowy scene of night skiing at #SnoqualmiePass on Friday evening! On @KIRO7Seattle at 11, I'm tracking more snow chances even closer to the lowlands into Saturday. #wawx #wasnow LIVE: https://t.co/if8tqjkQNX https://t.co/Ks6r84s9Xe | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1640877445590159360 | The cherry blossoms are popping in #Everett! 🌸 Where else is in bloom Western #Washington? @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/DZ4rR9WLIc | 122 |
1641171547456143360 | BREAKING: Lake Washington School District is ending its school resource officer program with the King County Sheriff’s Office. Four schools in #Redmond and #Sammamish will no longer be staffed. @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/AV0i5pEzPP | 109 |
1639742435269148673 | @KIRO7Seattle That's a great way to get people to come back to Seattle. 🙄 | 96 |
1638990287140982784 | “She was wise beyond her years” 💔 Loved ones identified, Khalea Thoeuk as one of the two teens killed by the wrong way driver on the West Seattle bridge. I’m told Khalea and her friend, Riley were out that night celebrating his 18th bday when the crash happened. @KIRO7Seattle https://t.co/G2684nUZeV | 81 |
1640785148483637249 | I was interviewed by @KIRO7Seattle re: my bike lane sign experiment the other week at Pike & Boren on Capitol Hill. I'm glad they mentioned how City ignores ecoblocks & removes crosswalks #SEAbikes @carbikelanesea My segment is 15:10 in recorded stream: https://t.co/jluv80BokN https://t.co/08GlVQ4HsR | 71 |
1640889548250185729 | @KIRO7Seattle Why don't you Kiro News hold Jay Inslee accountable for the money he's has spent only to grow the problem? Weak ill meaning media are only helping Jay develops his scourge. You are hurting so many people. | 70 |
1640941852600963072 | @KIRO7Seattle She closed the window but the criminal opened it and put his gun through it, leaving the woman no choice but to defend herself. Good thing she had a gun, good thing she knew how to use it. | 62 |
1640909756759150592 | @KIRO7Seattle Please DO LESS. The more services you provide, the more of them will come. No services. Straight to jail or rehab. 90% will be gone tomorrow. | 58 |
1640918650512379904 | @KIRO7Seattle Stop giving them free stuff,and making drug use popular and legal | 54 |
1640914002120425472 | @KIRO7Seattle This is what happens when you encourage homelessness. https://t.co/K8dCg8uFJn | 54 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#kiro7seattle | 13 |
#wawx | 13 |
#seattle | 11 |
#marchmadness | 6 |
#mariners | 5 |
#mlb | 4 |
#seausrise | 4 |
#spring | 4 |
#westseattle | 4 |
#washington | 3 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@kiro7seattle | 1558 |
@laurenkiro7 | 180 |
@komonews | 95 |
@king5seattle | 85 |
@fox13seattle | 56 |
@govinslee | 40 |
@seattletimes | 25 |
@kironewsradio | 22 |
@1bethdutton | 20 |
@kuow | 19 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
24
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🤣 | 76 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
🇺🇸 | 36 | United_States |
😄 | 27 | grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes |
🇺🇲 | 23 | U.S._Outlying_Islands |
😂 | 18 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
👍 | 15 | thumbs_up |
🙄 | 14 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
🤡 | 10 | clown_face |
👿 | 7 | angry_face_with_horns |
🏀 | 7 | basketball |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 238 |
Flags | 60 |
People & Body | 54 |
Travel & Places | 10 |
Activities | 10 |
Symbols | 5 |
Animals & Nature | 5 |
Objects | 3 |