Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @KUOW

Overview

Total number of tweets analysed

288

Earliest tweet was on

2023-03-21

Latest tweet was on

2023-03-30

Tweets covering

9 days

Average age of authors' accounts

9 years


Summarization

Journalists at KUOW are protesting the station's refusal to pay a living wage, with many positions in the newsroom qualifying for low-income housing in Seattle. The newsroom has been fighting for fair wages for over a year, with negotiations continuing. The station's management is being criticized for not supporting the people who make KUOW valuable to the community. Some employees are feeling frustrated and tired from the year-long fight. Additionally, KUOW is criticized for promoting an unsupported narrative about small landlords being forced out of the market by excessive tenant protections. Despite their struggles, some employees find entertainment and food they can afford in Seattle, such as seeing the northern lights and foraging for nettles.

Topic Modeling

  1. The issue of fair wages and living wage for journalists working at @KUOW
  2. The struggle and efforts of journalists at @KUOW to fight for fair wages and living wage
  3. The value of @KUOW to the community and the need to support the people who make it
  4. The lack of context and bias in @KUOW's reporting on small landlords and excessive tenant protections
  5. The personal experiences and challenges faced by journalists at @KUOW while fighting for fair wages

Emotional Analysis

The tweets express frustration, anger, and disappointment towards the management of KUOW and the University of Washington for not paying a living wage to journalists working at KUOW. There is a sense of injustice and inequality, as the cost of living in Seattle is high and many journalists are struggling to afford it. The tweets also call for support from the public and urge the management to prioritize fair pay for the people who make KUOW possible. Overall, there is a strong sentiment of solidarity and determination to continue fighting for fair wages.

Trend Analysis

  1. Low-income housing in Seattle
  2. Protesting for fair wages at @KUOW
  3. Unionization efforts by @SAGAFTRA
  4. Continued negotiations with @UW/@KUOW management for fair pay
  5. Coverage of news and events by @KUOW journalists

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Types of Tweets

Number of Retweets

85

Percentage of total tweets

29%

Number of Original tweets

44

Percentage of total tweets

15%

Number of tweets that contain Mentions

288

Percentage of total tweets

100%

Number of tweets that were Replies

145

Percentage of total tweets

50%

Number of tweets that were Quotes

41

Percentage of total tweets

14%

Number of tweets that contain Hashtags

71

Percentage of total tweets

24%


Top 5 devices used to tweet

Source Count
Twitter Web App 134
Twitter for iPhone 85
Twitter for Android 52
Twitter for iPad 5
TweetDeck Web App 5

What devices were used to tweet


Top 10 accounts with highest followers count

Username Name Bio Followers count
RefAubrey Aubrey Edwards Referee at @AEW 🦓 podcast host 🎙 @aew_heels co-captain 👑 bi 🏳‍🌈 vegan 🌱 cat lady 🐈 feminist ♀ Living life a quarter mile at a time 162,072
TheStranger The Stranger 🗞 Seattle's Only Blog 🤪 Contributions? Yes, please!https://t.co/8HILO65keo 138,026
iheartSAM SAM Home to the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, and the Olympic Sculpture Park 78,604
harveyjkaye Harvey J Kaye Prof Emeritus Democracy @UWGB @AFTunion 🌹 #Author and #Editor of a bunch of books on making history - and now it’s our time to do so. 🇺🇸 36,049
ericacbarnett Erica C. Barnett Author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (https://t.co/1epX5SkX9h or https://t.co/8shaGQlnkT), Editor, PubliCola. erica@publicola.com. Latina. She/her. 32,315
amor_vuelveTX Yumi #EsmeyStreetBand この度 #疑似空間 #空間X の拙宅にて #可愛い七つの子 猫が産まれました。#ウルトラ警備隊 状態の我が家です DM = Block #Texas #Academafia #mWo #子連れ狼2022 #AngryHoominAndCat #ExcitingKitchen 22,158
hereandnowrobin Robin Young CoHost of NPR's midday news program @hereandnow interested in all creatures great and small. Human and otherwise. 19,016
holz_bau Stair Daddy Climate, Passivhaus, Social Housing, Livable Cities, ecodistricts, & baugruppen Car-free places enjoyer architect & founder: @larch_lab podcast: @LowCO2_city 14,903
HistoryMuseum WA History Museum The Washington State Historical Society is home to the Washington State History Museum and Research Center in Tacoma. Explore how history connects us all. 10,959
scavendish Steve Cavendish Editor @NashvilleBanner, Prez of Nashville Public Media. Former Editor, @NashvilleScene, @WCP. email steve [at] nashvillepublicmedia [dot] com 10,197

Top 10 accounts with highest friends count

Username Name Bio Followers count
davidleary davidleary exploring, challenging, influencing, #SmallBiz Ecosystem Evangelist, co-host @cloudacctpod, husband, dad, ex-@Intuit. ❤️'s: @BuffaloBills, madden, 💻,🏒,🏃‍♂️? 7,318
amor_vuelveTX Yumi #EsmeyStreetBand この度 #疑似空間 #空間X の拙宅にて #可愛い七つの子 猫が産まれました。#ウルトラ警備隊 状態の我が家です DM = Block #Texas #Academafia #mWo #子連れ狼2022 #AngryHoominAndCat #ExcitingKitchen 6,585
Gwendolyn679 Pat Richards American, love ravens, birds, wildlife. No lists, please. mask up, respect others' lives. Vaccinated & boosted! Vote Blue https://t.co/UzBQLL8hPA 6,299
ElDanoLectro D Aloi Cubs fan; card-carrying Socialist; antifascist -- like that's a bad thing. - @danaloi@newsie.social; and https://t.co/d75isjcufX 5,001
NormanSiglerPol Norman - Vote out all GOP and DINOs - TermLimits Executive Recruiter focusing on delivering diverse candidate slates to client organizations https://t.co/vALQObKEjo alum of @umich @wlunews 5,000
kirkmurphy Kirk Murphy 🇺🇦 We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable-but then, so did the divine right of kings-Ursula LeGuin /"The Nazis changed but they never went away"-Chumba 4,997
wydmindfeersart Wide Mind | Fierce Heart 🦓🥄 Internationalist, anti-authoritarian Left. Fighting for Human Rights for ALL, not *some*. 💞✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏽💞 Also at: https://t.co/uOxVLE7hcX 4,986
tinahoggatt Tina Hoggatt Writer & illustrator. Graduate of the MFAC program at Hamline. Tweeting a necessary mix of kidlit and politics. https://t.co/bQojOlI8iT @thoggatt@ohai.social 4,917
RikDeskin Rik Deskin Ⓥ he/him Actor. SAG-AFTRA & Equity* Member. Vegan. USAF Veteran. #AdsGoUnion #EquityWorks .@sagaftra https://t.co/itfq79l4G5 #tcmtalent 4,901
ericacbarnett Erica C. Barnett Author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (https://t.co/1epX5SkX9h or https://t.co/8shaGQlnkT), Editor, PubliCola. erica@publicola.com. Latina. She/her. 4,617

Most active users

Username Bio Number of tweets
wemakekuow We are producers, reporters, announcers and hosts seeking fair pay and a say in making @KUOW-Seattle better through our @sagaftra union. #SoundStoriesSoundWages 26
KateWaltersKUOW Reporter for @KUOW. Former @innovationtrail reporter for @wxxi. All tweets are my own. 12
FreeSpeechIsMe I am truly Sui Generis, Outspoken. I ne-ver fear Controversy. So heck, I guess that makes me a real Liberal, right? (🤣 Oh ... the horror. 🤣) 10
heyjohnryan One of those meddling kids in public radio. I cover env't @KUOW-Seattle Tips? jryan@kuow.org or DM for Signal # Also Mastodon: https://t.co/bYHnS0WI0r 8
plytheclimate - 8
mnickelsburg labor & economy reporter for Seattle @npr station @kuow | tips: monica@kuow.org 7
P_trationNation - 6
KimOnKUOW All Things Considered Host @KUOW. Thoughts are my own. 6
RealMDavis Arts Reporter @KUOW | mdavis@kuow.org 5
SunOverAlki Father, Tradesperson, Income Movement, Housing, Universalist Unitarian. 5

Tweets per day


Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count

ID Text Retweet count
1639035572965765120 Right now, @KUOW is hiring two senior management positions that pay upwards of $276,000. Meanwhile, many positions in the newsroom qualify for low income housing in Seattle. Journalists should be able to afford to live in this expensive city we cover. End of story. https://t.co/xxWTvMOv9p 34
1638308594876829696 We’re baaack! The @KUOW newsroom’s lonnng fight for a living wage continues. And we are as fired up as ever to get our wealthy employer to pay us enough to live in the city we cover. 🧵 #WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTRA https://t.co/gNeCwvB2IU 30
1638258430870982657 You may have heard us talking about the many ways that @KUOW is valuable to the community during our recent fund drive. I agree everything we highlighted when asking the public to support us! Today, I'm asking the station and @UW labor relations to support the ppl who make KUOW! https://t.co/7wUVUVE2IZ 26
1638688714154180609 Wearing black this week to protest ⁦@KUOW⁩’s refusal to pay a living wage. Most positions in the ⁦@KUOW⁩ newsroom qualify for low-income housing in Seattle #WeMakeKUOW https://t.co/2sviO3kbL2 20
1638604872122785797 We’re wearing black this week to protest @KUOW’s continuing refusal to pay a living wage. Most positions in the @KUOW newsroom qualify for low-income housing in Seattle. We demand better from our well-paid bosses. #WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTRA https://t.co/LR794mV1FE 16
1640418817284382720 Live shot of housing expenses hitting #WeMakeKUOW members' paychecks every month. Now in our 12th (?!) month of bargaining for fair pay from stubbornly stingy @UW/@KUOW mgmt. Contract talks continue Thursday. https://t.co/RbyGLJiwrT 14
1638677651677401088 Hi We’ll be working late tonight to produce tomorrow’s episode of Seattle Now. It’s the kind of dedication that ⁦@KUOW⁩ has come to expect. Now we are asking for your support in our months long fight for fair wages.#WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTA https://t.co/61heMAS1pz 12
1640850382581809152 Now in our 12th (?!) month of fighting for fair pay from stubbornly stingy @UW/@KUOW mgmt. Contract talks continue Thursday. Fair pay now! #WeMakeKUOW https://t.co/MHan1a6jOT 12
1640838570071195648 Hey @UW! Y'know one way to create a more equitable society? **PAY PEOPLE A LIVING WAGE** UW Labor Relations and @KUOW management keep refusing to pay @KUOW journalists enough to live in the town we cover. Try walking your talk maybe? #WeMakeKUOW #FairPayNow https://t.co/zh9owrZUaa 9
1638931167968899073 Award-deserving investigative cat Edward R. Mrrrrow is sad that his human must spend so much time fighting for a living wage at @KUOW instead of providing scritches. 🧵 #WeMakeKUOW #WeMeowKUOW #sagaftra #catsofnpr https://t.co/wm22iIzLOr 8

Top 10 tweets with highest Like count

ID Text Like count
1639035572965765120 Right now, @KUOW is hiring two senior management positions that pay upwards of $276,000. Meanwhile, many positions in the newsroom qualify for low income housing in Seattle. Journalists should be able to afford to live in this expensive city we cover. End of story. https://t.co/xxWTvMOv9p 158
1638688714154180609 Wearing black this week to protest ⁦@KUOW⁩’s refusal to pay a living wage. Most positions in the ⁦@KUOW⁩ newsroom qualify for low-income housing in Seattle #WeMakeKUOW https://t.co/2sviO3kbL2 113
1638308594876829696 We’re baaack! The @KUOW newsroom’s lonnng fight for a living wage continues. And we are as fired up as ever to get our wealthy employer to pay us enough to live in the city we cover. 🧵 #WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTRA https://t.co/gNeCwvB2IU 88
1638677651677401088 Hi We’ll be working late tonight to produce tomorrow’s episode of Seattle Now. It’s the kind of dedication that ⁦@KUOW⁩ has come to expect. Now we are asking for your support in our months long fight for fair wages.#WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTA https://t.co/61heMAS1pz 80
1638258430870982657 You may have heard us talking about the many ways that @KUOW is valuable to the community during our recent fund drive. I agree everything we highlighted when asking the public to support us! Today, I'm asking the station and @UW labor relations to support the ppl who make KUOW! https://t.co/7wUVUVE2IZ 75
1638604872122785797 We’re wearing black this week to protest @KUOW’s continuing refusal to pay a living wage. Most positions in the @KUOW newsroom qualify for low-income housing in Seattle. We demand better from our well-paid bosses. #WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTRA https://t.co/LR794mV1FE 60
1640778474758766593 How I'm feeling as we approach a year of negotiations with @KUOW management and @UW for a new @sagaftra contract for our unionized newsroom. We're still fighting for living wages, but man are we tired and frustrated! #WeMakeKUOW https://t.co/tP1xaaGRJl 39
1640850382581809152 Now in our 12th (?!) month of fighting for fair pay from stubbornly stingy @UW/@KUOW mgmt. Contract talks continue Thursday. Fair pay now! #WeMakeKUOW https://t.co/MHan1a6jOT 37
1639311001186344960 By promoting an unsupported narrative about small landlords being forced out of the market by excessive tenant protections, @KUOW is taking sides and omitting important context—namely, what the report they're ostensibly reporting on actually says. 37
1638931167968899073 Award-deserving investigative cat Edward R. Mrrrrow is sad that his human must spend so much time fighting for a living wage at @KUOW instead of providing scritches. 🧵 #WeMakeKUOW #WeMeowKUOW #sagaftra #catsofnpr https://t.co/wm22iIzLOr 36

Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets


Top 10 Hashtags used

Hashtag Count
#wemakekuow 53
#sagaftra 15
#soundstoriessoundwages 4
#publicradio 3
#fairpaynow 2
#socialmedia 2
#bytedance 2
#tiktok 2
#america 2
#china 2

Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions

Mention Count
@kuow 303
@uw 40
@wemakekuow 27
@heyjohnryan 21
@kimonkuow 16
@npr 12
@andy_hurst 12
@katewalterskuow 11
@hereandnow 8
@sagaftra 8

Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets


Emojis

Average number of emojis used per tweet

8

Emojis used in tweets

Emoji Count Emoji Text
🧵 5 thread
✔️ 4 check_mark
🖕 2 middle_finger
😂 2 face_with_tears_of_joy
🚫 2 prohibited
💪 1 flexed_biceps
♥️ 1 heart_suit
👋🏻 1 waving_hand_light_skin_tone
😘 1 face_blowing_a_kiss
😎 1 smiling_face_with_sunglasses

Emojis groups

Emoji Group Count
Smileys & Emotion 7
People & Body 6
Activities 6
Symbols 6