Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @mattaikins
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
46
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-17
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
Matt Aikins has written a book, called "The Naked Don't Fear the Water", which chronicles his journey from Kabul to Europe with a close friend and the treacherous nature of the migrant journey. On 16 February, Aikins is hosting a book talk in conversation with Rozina Ali and Suketu Mehta to discuss the book. Multiple people have read the book and found it warm-hearted and insightful into the journey of refugees. The book is now available in paperback and discussions about the sentiments of the Afghan interpreter left behind are also taking place.
Topic Modeling
- Book talk about Matthieu Aikins' book - An account of the treacherous migrant journey from Kabul to Europe
- The story behind the people arriving by boat in Kent and Lesbos and Lampedusa
- Reporting journey for The Naked Don’t Fear the Water
- Discussion of Aikins's "The Naked Don't Fear the Water"
- The dangerous and beautiful journey taken on the migrant trail from Afghanistan to Europe
Emotional Analysis
The tweets are expressing a range of positive emotions such as delight, excitement, and congratulations. There is also an underlying feeling of hope, as people are discussing the treacherous journey of migrants and the stories of those who have made the journey. There is also a sense of solidarity and support for those who have experienced the journey, as well as for the author of the book. Finally, there is a feeling of anticipation for the upcoming book talk and discussion.
Trend Analysis
- Book talk with Matt Aikins, with Rozina Ali and Suketu Mehta
- The Naked Don't Fear the Water, a book by Matt Aikins
- Journalism journey of The Naked Don't Fear the Water
- Suchetu Mehta and Rozina Ali, who are involved in the book talk/discussion about Matt Aikins's book
- Afghan refugees, the theme of the book
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
14
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of Original tweets
14
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
46
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
15
Percentage of total tweets
32%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
7
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
15
Percentage of total tweets
32%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 16 |
| Twitter Web App | 15 |
| Twitter for Android | 5 |
| Twitter for iPad | 4 |
| TweetDeck | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Razarumi | Raza Ahmad Rumi | Journalism, public policy, intl development—Books: @DelhibyHeart; The Fractious Path; Being Pakistani; Identity, Faith & Conflict; The Role of Public Admin. | 573,744 |
| ObaidullaBaheer | Obaidullah Baheer | Lecturer @AUAfghanistan. PhD Scholar @TheNewSchool. Poet & Lover of Afghanistan. Seeking the Philosopher-King. UNSW alumni. Tedx: https://t.co/cCE66FRzU5 | 31,113 |
| AzadehMoaveni | Azadeh Moaveni | Associate Professor @nyuniversity, Director, Global Journalism @nyu_journalism | author, GUEST HOUSE FOR YOUNG WIDOWS | former @crisisgroup Gender Project | 28,630 |
| PKhakpour | porochista khakpour پوروچیستا خاکپور | author | 5th book next: Tehrangeles @pantheonbooks (2024) | contrib editor @evergreenreview | Iranian | she/her | agent Susan Golomb | IG pchza | 27,123 |
| Kathygannon | Kathy Gannon | Former Associated Press News Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Soon to be a fall Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School | 24,745 |
| Larkabroad | Lark Abroad | Silence is complicity Tweets ≠ legal advice Handler for the @FletcherEvac | 16,170 |
| nyu_journalism | NYU Journalism | We believe journalism has a serious public mission. We want to educate those who agree. Official Twitter for NYU's Athur L. Carter Journalism Institute. | 13,715 |
| jake_bittle | Jake Bittle | Staff writer @grist covering climate impacts • The Great Displacement coming 2/21 for @simonbooks • jbittle at grist dot org • “Like” might mean “bookmark” | 11,705 |
| typemediacenter | Type Media Center | A home for fearless, impactful journalism for 50+ years. Projects include @boldtypebooks, @typeinvestigate, and @tomdispatch. 🎙️: https://t.co/la1Kxbu4Ue | 10,521 |
| porchlightbooks | Porchlight Book Company 📚 | We’re booksellers! Offering services for bulk book buyers, authors, publishers, & publicists, always with a human touch. #WeBelieveInBooksFormerly 800-CEO-READ | 10,311 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| PKhakpour | porochista khakpour پوروچیستا خاکپور | author | 5th book next: Tehrangeles @pantheonbooks (2024) | contrib editor @evergreenreview | Iranian | she/her | agent Susan Golomb | IG pchza | 9,606 |
| Razarumi | Raza Ahmad Rumi | Journalism, public policy, intl development—Books: @DelhibyHeart; The Fractious Path; Being Pakistani; Identity, Faith & Conflict; The Role of Public Admin. | 7,474 |
| jake_bittle | Jake Bittle | Staff writer @grist covering climate impacts • The Great Displacement coming 2/21 for @simonbooks • jbittle at grist dot org • “Like” might mean “bookmark” | 6,521 |
| tomwbird | Tom Bird | Chief Executive at Sheffield Theatres (@crucibletheatre @sheffieldlyceum). Once of @YorkTheatre and @The_Globe. These views are my own. | 5,221 |
| joshwatkins001 | Josh007 | - | 4,982 |
| porchlightbooks | Porchlight Book Company 📚 | We’re booksellers! Offering services for bulk book buyers, authors, publishers, & publicists, always with a human touch. #WeBelieveInBooksFormerly 800-CEO-READ | 4,111 |
| TinaHarris11 | Tina Harris | Actor Writer Warrior. Agent Bex Elliff @CAM_London #TheSeagull @JamieLloydCo #ResponsibleChild #CoronationStreet #HappyValley #RedDwarf #WhitstablePearl | 3,741 |
| cooljustice | andy thibault | writer, teacher, investigator | 3,431 |
| nyu_journalism | NYU Journalism | We believe journalism has a serious public mission. We want to educate those who agree. Official Twitter for NYU's Athur L. Carter Journalism Institute. | 2,142 |
| Dave_Hughes | DH | Mainly York City FC with life thrown in for good measure. Drummer and Tuba Player. 🌹 | 2,056 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| nyu_journalism | We believe journalism has a serious public mission. We want to educate those who agree. Official Twitter for NYU's Athur L. Carter Journalism Institute. | 5 |
| Larkabroad | Silence is complicity Tweets ≠ legal advice Handler for the @FletcherEvac | 3 |
| fluids_guru | Comments on our shared human experience. Probably an anarchist. | 2 |
| ObaidullaBaheer | Lecturer @AUAfghanistan. PhD Scholar @TheNewSchool. Poet & Lover of Afghanistan. Seeking the Philosopher-King. UNSW alumni. Tedx: https://t.co/cCE66FRzU5 | 2 |
| nyu_ajo | The official Twitter feed of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute's online master's degree program. | 2 |
| AdinSaidWhat | لَقَدْ أَنْزَلْنَا آيَاتٍ مُبَيِّنَاتٍ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ | 1 |
| cooljustice | writer, teacher, investigator | 1 |
| ffreff | Historian @NCState. DH, Environment, LatAm. PhD @Stanford. BA @usponline. Book https://t.co/0nLGirlRlt. New project on Brasília (PT and EN) | 1 |
| ievaju | anthropologist | immigrant | author of THRESHOLD @ucpress | PhD | EMT-paramedic | assoc prof @BrownUniversity @watsoninstitute | fellow @Harvard @RadInstitute | 1 |
| jake_bittle | Staff writer @grist covering climate impacts • The Great Displacement coming 2/21 for @simonbooks • jbittle at grist dot org • “Like” might mean “bookmark” | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624777991099191301 | We’re delighted to host a book talk with @mattaikins @Glo_NYU @nyu_journalism to discuss his book -- an account of the treacherous migrant journey from Kabul to Europe -- in conversation with @rozina_ali & @suketumehta -- Thurs 16 Feb 7pm, rsvp! https://t.co/EGXGz0rcDj | 12 |
| 1626138016321339392 | Just finished The Naked Don’t Fear the Water, by @mattaikins. The story behind the people arriving by boat in Kent and Lesbos and Lampedusa. Lifts the lid on those horrendous journeys. Such a warm-hearted, excellent book. @FitzcarraldoEds https://t.co/eLx8QFgFjg | 4 |
| 1623743542060351490 | NEXT THURSDAY, Feb 16: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/UnQAuvYskx | 3 |
| 1625560768241336320 | Now in paperback, THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER is @mattaikins's chronicle of the dangerous and beautiful journey he took on the migrant trail from Afghanistan to Europe with a close friend in search of a better life.#afghanistan #migrantstudies@harperbooks https://t.co/ECgkjbQu9D | 2 |
| 1625089152680173568 | For NY friends. Mark your calendars @mattaikins will participate in a talk to discuss his book The Naked Don’t Fear The Water https://t.co/9AWhEk1TlQ | 2 |
| 1625945037468012547 | TOMORROW at 7pm ET: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/YIDZjGSIJB | 2 |
| 1623745968972656643 | Congrats @mattaikins — looking forward to reading it. 👏🏽 https://t.co/9xhqhbnJv3 | 1 |
| 1625188049637326862 | THIS THURSDAY, Feb 16: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/OtwsEVJDxk | 1 |
| 1625389355245395968 | @HalimaKazem @Sophia_MJones @mattaikins This Afghan interpreter left behind has a story to tell. Please listen & help spread awareness. Dismissed interpreters are caught in a terrible bind. https://t.co/6940BJFT3T | 1 |
| 1626378546556944384 | Delighted to be at my alma mater listening to the reporting journey for The Naked Don’t Fear the Water, by @mattaikins #ThisIsJournalism @nyu_journalism https://t.co/jhb84Ab2VH | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624777991099191301 | We’re delighted to host a book talk with @mattaikins @Glo_NYU @nyu_journalism to discuss his book -- an account of the treacherous migrant journey from Kabul to Europe -- in conversation with @rozina_ali & @suketumehta -- Thurs 16 Feb 7pm, rsvp! https://t.co/EGXGz0rcDj | 32 |
| 1626138016321339392 | Just finished The Naked Don’t Fear the Water, by @mattaikins. The story behind the people arriving by boat in Kent and Lesbos and Lampedusa. Lifts the lid on those horrendous journeys. Such a warm-hearted, excellent book. @FitzcarraldoEds https://t.co/eLx8QFgFjg | 29 |
| 1626378546556944384 | Delighted to be at my alma mater listening to the reporting journey for The Naked Don’t Fear the Water, by @mattaikins #ThisIsJournalism @nyu_journalism https://t.co/jhb84Ab2VH | 12 |
| 1625188049637326862 | THIS THURSDAY, Feb 16: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/OtwsEVJDxk | 11 |
| 1623743542060351490 | NEXT THURSDAY, Feb 16: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/UnQAuvYskx | 11 |
| 1625945037468012547 | TOMORROW at 7pm ET: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/YIDZjGSIJB | 9 |
| 1626234954072956928 | TODAY @ 7pm ET: Join @nytimes correspondent and @GloJo_NYU alum @mattaikins, @rozina_ali & @suketumehta for a discussion of Aikins's "THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER" https://t.co/y40GwgRVuj#booktalk #journalism https://t.co/cLZps2zhgm | 6 |
| 1623745968972656643 | Congrats @mattaikins — looking forward to reading it. 👏🏽 https://t.co/9xhqhbnJv3 | 6 |
| 1623814265009238020 | @Larkabroad Maybe read @mattaikins book "The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees" to know what lengths Afghans have gone to get out of the country before this as well. | 5 |
| 1625089152680173568 | For NY friends. Mark your calendars @mattaikins will participate in a talk to discuss his book The Naked Don’t Fear The Water https://t.co/9AWhEk1TlQ | 4 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #journalism | 10 |
| #thisisjournalism | 2 |
| #afghanistan | 2 |
| #migrantstudies | 2 |
| #bookbirthday | 1 |
| #nonfiction | 1 |
| #reporters | 1 |
| #books | 1 |
| #pmik | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @mattaikins | 46 |
| @rozina_ali | 12 |
| @suketumehta | 12 |
| @nyu_journalism | 9 |
| @nytimes | 9 |
| @glojo_nyu | 8 |
| @obaidullabaheer | 5 |
| @fitzcarraldoeds | 4 |
| @larkabroad | 4 |
| @tomwbird | 3 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
6
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👏🏽 | 2 | clapping_hands_medium_skin_tone |
| 📖 | 1 | open_book |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 2 |
| Objects | 1 |