Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @maxwelltani
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
186
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
The charity arm of the conservative Daily Caller offered donors the opportunity to suggest topics for coverage and news beats for reporters in exchange for financial contributions. The Charles Koch Foundation paid the Daily Caller News Foundation 6-figure grants annually from 2014 to 2018. Jimmy Finkelstein poached several current and former well-known staffers from the New York Post to join The Messenger. There are potential concerns about conflicts of interest and pay-to-play journalism. Some of the tweets were focused on making humorous comments or observations in response to the news.
Topic Modeling
- Pay-for-coverage scandal involving conservative news outlet Daily Caller's charity arm
- Politics, including discussions on the Democratic Party and Senator Dianne Feinstein
- Journalism ethics and sins against journalism
- Jimmy Finkelstein's hiring spree for The Messenger
- Payments between the Charles Koch Foundation and the Daily Caller News Foundation
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express frustration, disdain, and sarcasm towards the conservative Daily Caller's charity arm offering donors the opportunity to influence news coverage in exchange for financial contributions. Some individuals also express interest in sports and humor in their comments.
Trend Analysis
- The Daily Caller charity offered donors the ability to propose topics for coverage and news beats in exchange for financial contributions.
- Questions raised about ethics in journalism, including taking money from a government that runs concentration camps and pay-to-play donor menus.
- Comments on the reporting style of journalists, including the use of sources, and humor.
- Reports on personnel changes in media outlets, including poaching of staff members.
- Discussions about careers, sports, and the role of AI in posting on social media.
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
35
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Number of Original tweets
7
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
186
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
142
Percentage of total tweets
76%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
18
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
3
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 78 |
| Twitter Web App | 65 |
| Twitter for Android | 24 |
| TweetDeck | 6 |
| TweetDeck Web App | 5 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| semaforben | Ben Smith | Editor-in-chief of @semafor. Former @nytimes media columnist, @buzzfeednews EIC. Fireworks enthusiast. bsmith@semafor.com | 342,999 |
| igorbobic | Igor Bobic | Senior politics reporter at HuffPost. California raised, Bosnia born. Former Chargers fan. igor.bobic@huffpost.com | 165,778 |
| tomselliott | Tom Elliott | Biased. Journalist. Telegram: https://t.co/lpowB2yrIb Founder: Grabien, The Pub, NewsLists & BioSpa | 126,886 |
| bendreyfuss | Ben Dreyfuss | not all of these are “takes.” many are just lighthearted “jokes.” | 82,305 |
| loganclarkhall | Logan Hall | digital: @NewFoundingOrg | @AmFirebrand | past: @dailycaller | christian | golfer | ohio native | | 73,656 |
| saletan | Will Saletan | Writer, @BulwarkOnline. Email: saletan@thebulwark.com. Question everything. You can also find me at: https://t.co/266Q4LGOdV | 63,772 |
| josh_wingrove | Josh Wingrove | White House & economy, Bloomberg. Schnoodle owner. Views are my own. e: jwingrove4@bloomberg.net. insta: @josh_wingrove. | 57,745 |
| mediagazer | Mediagazer | Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web. This account shares top-level Mediagazer headlines. Visit our site for full context. | 53,998 |
| simonw | Simon Willison | Creator @datasetteproj, co-creator Django. PSF board. @nichemuseums. Hangs out with @natbat + @cleopaws. He/Him. Mastodon: https://t.co/t0Mrmo0Z2K | 50,891 |
| semafor | Semafor | Building a new global news company. Sign up for our newsletters: https://t.co/1NfW7fz4Bz | 41,867 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlamoOnTheRise | Alamo_On_The_Rise 🫡 🇺🇲 | Married w/Children, Liberal, White Male, CA Transplant Living in San Antonio #BidenHarris #StrongerTogether #BroncosCountry #SFGiants #GoSpursGo #Hawkeyes | 34,411 |
| donnamellon1 | Donna Mellon Vote Blue! | - | 26,068 |
| fashionsizzle1 | FASHION SIZZLE | used 2 post only #fashion now also politics , music n animals .,Producer for #EmergingDesigners @ #nyfw @fashionsizzle_ @sizzlermagazine @sizzleswim | 15,244 |
| bloodless_coup | 🔴 P𝕠𝐔𝔫Ⓒ𝓔г | 🌞Humorless people are dangerous.☁️A defining characteristic of pr0gre§§ives is an acute lack of humor.🌊MA political refugee in⛰️NC. You've been warned.🤷🏻♀️ | 10,153 |
| editorialiste | Andrew Nusca | Editor in Chief, @atvi_ab. Previously @MorningBrew, @FortuneMagazine, @ZDNet/@CBS. Rock drummer. Leo’s dad. (he/him) | 9,854 |
| 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 | 8,314 |
| NickBaumann | Nick Baumann | Deputy DC Bureau Chief @LATimes | @TheAtlantic @HuffPost @MotherJones @TheEconomist @Monthly alum | Pats fan. Eagle Scout. Beer pong aficionado. 202.630.2380 | 8,132 |
| josh_wingrove | Josh Wingrove | White House & economy, Bloomberg. Schnoodle owner. Views are my own. e: jwingrove4@bloomberg.net. insta: @josh_wingrove. | 7,835 |
| dancow | Dan Nguyen | Data cloud sighingtist. Past lives were at: data journalism @propublica + by @stanford. Find my toots at: @danng@mastodon.social | 7,114 |
| Glenn__Kenny | Glenn Kenny | Culture writer trying to justify his existence. Work at @nytimesarts and @ebertvoices and @decider . Author of “Made Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas’” | 6,189 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| jljedgemere1 | Bleed green | 3 |
| mchastang84 | - | 3 |
| simonw | Creator @datasetteproj, co-creator Django. PSF board. @nichemuseums. Hangs out with @natbat + @cleopaws. He/Him. Mastodon: https://t.co/t0Mrmo0Z2K | 3 |
| Chronotope | AramZS. he/him. Privacy Engineer. Tech for journalism. Ad Tech. Prev: Fullstack, strategy, econ/game journo, storytelling, altac. Views are only my own | 3 |
| semafor | Building a new global news company. Sign up for our newsletters: https://t.co/1NfW7fz4Bz | 2 |
| joeposner | jposner@semafor.com • building semafor video & 2023 new america fellow • previously: vox video co-founder | 2 |
| MaggiePeggy1234 | Find my newsletter at https://t.co/FgDXCUTcSF | 2 |
| MJalonschi | Romanian-American, Bee-observer, @NYICaction volunteer, card-carrying Humanist. Here to stan adorable animal videos and @B_R_E_G_. #BayRidge #NYC #Brooklyn | 2 |
| NeilWMcCabe2 | @OANN Nat’l Political Correspondent; Media Fellow, @GIIS; DC Editor, Armed American Radio; Uber: 4.93; Elsewhere: @ReporterMcCabe; Pronouns: Texas & Ranger | 2 |
| KevinWGlass | Taxes | Politics | Sports | 2 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640151207267250177 | 🟡 NEW: The charity arm of the conservative Daily Caller offered donors the opportunity to “propose topics for coverage” and news beats for reporters in exchange for financial contributions, @maxwelltani reports in Semafor Media https://t.co/BdyCDkuIVS | 62 |
| 1640403778464776193 | Charles Koch Foundation paid @DailyCaller News Foundation 6-figure grants annually from 2014-2018. DCNF's pay-to-play donor menu reported @maxwelltani @semaforby is from 2016. Here are some obvious suspects for Koch-subsidized "reporters" at DCNF: https://t.co/DOoM23iWHV 1/ https://t.co/YIpIxyc7BU | 10 |
| 1638878006218457088 | 🟡 NEW: Jimmy Finkelstein has poached several current and former well-known staffers from the New York Post to join The Messenger, @maxwelltani reports https://t.co/v1I7y6TyhP | 6 |
| 1641463555127140353 | @oliverdarcy @maxwelltani Wondering if at a state level, there will be some proposal to require verification be available for a party/person without having to pay for it. Additionally, should propose a verification system for any social media system with required/standard processes. | 2 |
| 1640388733290659843 | @semafor @maxwelltani In the world of sins against journalism, where does taking money from a government that runs concentration camps stack up against donations from Americans earmarked for certain policy beats? https://t.co/KA3GX24ggX | 2 |
| 1641254592569659393 | @maxwelltani This feels more from a team. Woj/Shams would be: “Sources within the Democratic Caucus tell me that rookie senator John Fetterman is progressing well and likely to return to action april 12. Veteran legislator Dianne Feinstein is improving and will be reevaluated in 2 weeks. | 2 |
| 1640416277251637248 | This was serious cash for DNCF, as @alexkotch calculated: Koch provided 83% of DCNF's budget in 2016: https://t.co/K3EmKoC5y0 and 38% of its budget in 2017: https://t.co/ejspfKXRKG DCNF revenue from 990s here: https://t.co/5j9Hnm29EC @maxwelltani this might be worth a look ^ https://t.co/N89pjBjFOU | 2 |
| 1641471203675357184 | @maxwelltani @McGillPatterson AI generated writing is quite literally the journalistic dog algorithmically returning to its vomit, over, and over, and over again. https://t.co/kCm7cmrGj8 | 1 |
| 1640402790886383617 | @semafor @maxwelltani Has Semafor handed over Sam Bankman-Fried's "investment" to the U.S. Marshals yet? | 1 |
| 1640450331573100544 | @semafor @maxwelltani You should look into Semafor's funding. Some pretty sketchy stuff!! | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640151207267250177 | 🟡 NEW: The charity arm of the conservative Daily Caller offered donors the opportunity to “propose topics for coverage” and news beats for reporters in exchange for financial contributions, @maxwelltani reports in Semafor Media https://t.co/BdyCDkuIVS | 114 |
| 1640388733290659843 | @semafor @maxwelltani In the world of sins against journalism, where does taking money from a government that runs concentration camps stack up against donations from Americans earmarked for certain policy beats? https://t.co/KA3GX24ggX | 23 |
| 1641254592569659393 | @maxwelltani This feels more from a team. Woj/Shams would be: “Sources within the Democratic Caucus tell me that rookie senator John Fetterman is progressing well and likely to return to action april 12. Veteran legislator Dianne Feinstein is improving and will be reevaluated in 2 weeks. | 22 |
| 1640780497923244032 | @maxwelltani GPT-4 with the new browsing mode did a LOT better at that https://t.co/kW7QREQhVJ | 22 |
| 1641248593527939075 | @maxwelltani @daveweigel Does Feinstein have any value as an expiring contract | 18 |
| 1640430493517717505 | @maxwelltani can you write a sick burn? chatgpt: where’s all your kids, uncle logan? | 17 |
| 1641183696643411969 | @maxwelltani you just know Fetterman gunna roll his ankle during warmups though | 17 |
| 1641219569418387456 | @maxwelltani "The Democrats and Dianne Feinstein have mutually agreed to part ways, though sources close to the team say Feinstein's 2024 team option would have been declined. The team is looking to get younger at the position." | 13 |
| 1638878006218457088 | 🟡 NEW: Jimmy Finkelstein has poached several current and former well-known staffers from the New York Post to join The Messenger, @maxwelltani reports https://t.co/v1I7y6TyhP | 12 |
| 1640403778464776193 | Charles Koch Foundation paid @DailyCaller News Foundation 6-figure grants annually from 2014-2018. DCNF's pay-to-play donor menu reported @maxwelltani @semaforby is from 2016. Here are some obvious suspects for Koch-subsidized "reporters" at DCNF: https://t.co/DOoM23iWHV 1/ https://t.co/YIpIxyc7BU | 12 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #buzzfeed | 1 |
| #resignfeinstein | 1 |
| #shitter | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @maxwelltani | 186 |
| @semafor | 44 |
| @semaforben | 11 |
| @simonw | 9 |
| @chrislhayes | 4 |
| @daveweigel | 4 |
| @igorbobic | 4 |
| @oliverdarcy | 3 |
| @samro | 3 |
| @bigsteve207 | 3 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
3
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🟡 | 4 | yellow_circle |
| 😎 | 1 | smiling_face_with_sunglasses |
| 🏆 | 1 | trophy |
| 😝 | 1 | squinting_face_with_tongue |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Symbols | 4 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 2 |
| Activities | 1 |