Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @PENamerica
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
1,273
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-20
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-29
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
PEN America, an organization dedicated to protecting and promoting free speech and literature, is actively fighting against government censorship of books in school libraries and curricula. They are also advocating for diverse literature and against attempts to ban books. They have held events and meetings with authors, educators, and students to promote the freedom to read. They have also opposed a bill that could harm school librarians and called out those who falsely use the phrase "book banning" to justify their desire to remove certain books from schools. Overall, PEN America is committed to preserving free speech and the ability for individuals to access diverse literature without interference.
Topic Modeling
- Freedom of speech and censorship (mentioned multiple times, including discussion of banned books and government censorship)
- Education and literacy (related to the importance of diverse books and the negative effects of limiting access to them)
- Activism and advocacy (highlighted by mentions of organizations fighting for free speech and diverse literature)
- Politics (referring to legislative action and government officials)
- Literary awards and recognition (discussed in relation to @PENamerica and their work)
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions related to censorship and the freedom to read. There are emotions of frustration and anger towards those who try to ban books, as well as gratitude towards organizations like PEN America that advocate for free speech. There are also feelings of joy and pride when celebrating literary achievements and progress in promoting diverse and inclusive literature. The tweets also express a sense of urgency and activism, encouraging people to attend events and take action to protect the right to read.
Trend Analysis
- Government censorship of books in schools and libraries
- Advocacy for the freedom to read and access diverse books
- Banning of books in schools and efforts to fight against it
- Literary activism and community building through literature
- Concerns over legislation and policies affecting access to books and education
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
360
Percentage of total tweets
28%
Number of Original tweets
102
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,273
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
755
Percentage of total tweets
59%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
122
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
222
Percentage of total tweets
17%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 420 |
| Twitter for Android | 410 |
| Twitter Web App | 349 |
| Twitter for iPad | 51 |
| TweetDeck | 18 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| javerias | Javeria Siddique | Op-Ed @trturducom @roznamadunya @indyurdu Aviation: Writer and Photographer https://t.co/lqohQsU7KF https://t.co/DoCObyI4B9 | 1,308,314 |
| chronicle | The Chronicle of Higher Education | The leading news source for higher education. Get our newsletters: https://t.co/zfAnZfGsHc | 280,894 |
| AlgonquinBooks | Algonquin Books | Founded in 1983, independent publisher of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Opinions our own, not representative of the company. | 253,746 |
| digiphile | Alex Howard | 🛠️Dad, cyclist, citizen🗽Director @DigitalDemocrcy 🇺🇸Editor @ePluribusUnum ☀Advocate @OpenGov 💡📲 @CivicTexts 📱4108499808 🐘 @digiphile@mastodon.social | 226,890 |
| alhanda | Boogie Underground Media | Account for the On The Road With Al & Ivy blog and BU Media. Also tweets for The Delta Snake Review and Handa-McGraw International music. | 196,033 |
| jodipicoult | Jodi Picoult | author/mom/Wonder Woman/Queen of the North She/her/hers | 189,887 |
| PENamerica | PEN America | We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and worldwide. Annual festival: @penworldvoices | 148,564 |
| GayRepublicSwag | The Gay Republican | Follow me on Rumble! Follow the link below! | 115,350 |
| KUT | KUT Austin | Austin's NPR station. A community supported public media newsroom sharing news and information on-air at 90.5 FM & online. Support us at https://t.co/Qh13edL8IU | 110,885 |
| fightfortheftr | @team@fightforthefuture.org on Mastodon | Digital rights are human rights. There's hardly anything as important as ensuring that our shared future has freedom of expression and creativity at its core. | 103,592 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| alhanda | Boogie Underground Media | Account for the On The Road With Al & Ivy blog and BU Media. Also tweets for The Delta Snake Review and Handa-McGraw International music. | 193,392 |
| texyellowdogdem | Fighting Liberal🇺🇸🌈🌊🌊🌊🇺🇦🇺🇸 | Texas Liberal - Yellow Dog Dem means that even if Yellow Dog ran for office as Dem I would vote for them. #BLM #Resistance 🇺🇸🌈🌊🌊🌊🇺🇦🇺🇸 | 59,782 |
| GayRepublicSwag | The Gay Republican | Follow me on Rumble! Follow the link below! | 59,270 |
| JesusNarrowWay | #VotingRightsAct | #BidenHarris2024 @DemocraticAgs @DemsofState @Dlcc @senatedems @BoldDems @NewDemCoalition @DemMayors @demgovs | 38,007 |
| suevisa | ❤️ Democracy | I’m also @suevisa on Post. Staying here for the time being to amplify: @eji_org, @AuschwitzMuseum #StandWithUkraine @DemCastUSA #Voterizer | 26,311 |
| VegasVisions | News Views - Retired Hack Reporter ™ | — Snarky Lefty. Jaded Old Crime Reporter, 80s-90s — Human/Civil/Press Rights/First Amendment - Vet⚓️@USCG⚓️- #BlackLivesMatter #ClimateCrisis #infosec 🇺🇦 | 25,901 |
| QuakerNana | Quaker Nana | Artist, Quaker, #ERA Activist, #BLM, 🏳️🌈 https://t.co/9erYY6vvwh "unwavering commitment to a better world" https://t.co/1hC7f4bQqe | 23,998 |
| CynLeitichSmith | Cynthia Leitich Smith is busy writing | NYT bestseller @CurtisBrownLtd, Heartdrum @HarperChildrens, @VCFAWCYA faculty, @KUJournalism & @UMichLaw alum, 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate, she/her. Ohonvyetv! | 17,811 |
| WholePlateWay | Andrea 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🏴 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 | On Post same handle. Saving our country from imploding one tweet at a time. Volunteer & vote.❤️📚#GoBison #InvisibleDisability #ChronicPain #DemCast #DemVoice1 | 14,676 |
| AlexLopezWriter | Alexander Anthony Lopez | I write about media, authors, and motivation for @substackinc. I have a bachelor’s from @dartmouth and a master’s from @ncstate. I love books. | 14,379 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| dsak1126 | : إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَـتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ على ٱلنَّبِيِّ يٰأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيماً(فداك امي وابي يارسول الله) | 13 |
| CourageHabit | We create actionable tools & strategies for parents to defend their children from indoctrination in K-12. https://t.co/tajm6Wj3zA | 12 |
| madeleineruthh | twenty four / hashbrown lover | 11 |
| OscarHokeah | Rez'd out Oklahoma boy who won the 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award 📚 CALLING FOR A BLANKET DANCE ✊🏽 Kiowa/Cherokee/Mexika 💯 @AlgonquinBooks ♨️ Rep'd by @AllieLevick | 9 |
| coin_planets | - | 9 |
| ssteven2 | Public Education Advocate, Former Librarian, Writer, Reader, Italian student, Traveler, Swimmer | 9 |
| GenisAunt | California refugee, die-hard Dodger fan | 9 |
| AlexLopezWriter | I write about media, authors, and motivation for @substackinc. I have a bachelor’s from @dartmouth and a master’s from @ncstate. I love books. | 7 |
| philspitler | Startup CTO. Alternative education proponent, code maintainability advocate. Vocal, Patriotic, American citizen. | 7 |
| FLFreedomRead | Citizens of Florida who believe school libraries & curriculum should be a place for all children to access information & ideas #FReadom #FFTRP #LetKidsRead | 7 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639052246133649409 | In case you were wondering, Nadine Farid Johnson of @PENamerica made it clear, removing access to books in the school library or curricula is government censorship. https://t.co/3DgCGQM5Wd | 96 |
| 1639296597845475328 | One thing that often gets lost in the R “parental rights” narrative is that they are bullying & refusing to hear the concerns of parents that are also educators, elected officials on the other side of the aisle, and free speech proponents like Nadine Farid Johnson of @PENamerica. https://t.co/ubZzL96joC | 93 |
| 1640727373711564802 | SB 13 on school librarians, hearing tomorrow, takes away legal protections for librarians and school districts, holding us liable. Email committee members below today! @FReadomFighters @TXLA @PENamerica @OIF https://t.co/EGUvrsx6CG | 31 |
| 1638133836692201472 | TODAY: join the Read-In! Alongside us, @FLFreedomRead, @FloridaMediaEd, @PENamerica, @splcenter, @DemocracyFwd, @EveryLibrary, authors, students, & educators are meeting at Common Ground Bookstore in Tallahassee, Florida at 3 pm to support diverse books: https://t.co/Hne9UNRAng https://t.co/lk7itbzn8n | 28 |
| 1639998108493832192 | Short version again st HB 900 in today’s Austin America-Statesman @aasviewpoints @TXLA @PENamerica @OIF https://t.co/DHg6K1OQgk | 21 |
| 1640863815536394240 | Now banned: School board in Hillsborough FL voted today to ban "This Book is Gay". This is after 2 committees reviewed it and voted to keep it in schools. Here's what Juno Dawson told us @PENamerica about efforts to ban the book last fall. /1 https://t.co/11UKUMbAQ7 https://t.co/DIXyIZzqss | 19 |
| 1639005595255681025 | @PENamerica @NPR K-12 porn peddlers dishonestly use the phrase "book banning" when parents want vulgar smut such as "Gender Queer" removed. No books on valid history or ideas are "banned". But you guys know that. This is why you never show the contents of the books. So we got you covered. https://t.co/OBYOIZHkkK | 15 |
| 1640599464695013376 | Literature knows no frontiers. Yet books today are under profound attack. I'm joining @PENAmerica in the fight to defend the freedom to read. Sign and share this petition to show your support for diverse literature and writers across the country. https://t.co/WO7gxXwvkW | 14 |
| 1638135414803292160 | @FLFreedomRead @FloridaMediaEd @PENamerica @splcenter @DemocracyFwd @EveryLibrary Hear from speakers like @storiestolife, @philbildner, @elloellenoh, & @brownbookworm about the importance of preserving the freedom to read—info and registration here: https://t.co/Hne9UNRAng https://t.co/Ma45PAVAYH | 13 |
| 1639439291687354368 | Wonderful, sensible op-ed on why the new bill passed in Texas legislating library books is unworkable and will negatively affect the education of children snd teens. #Freadom @PENamerica https://t.co/nduabiJ6BE | 11 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639052246133649409 | In case you were wondering, Nadine Farid Johnson of @PENamerica made it clear, removing access to books in the school library or curricula is government censorship. https://t.co/3DgCGQM5Wd | 288 |
| 1639296597845475328 | One thing that often gets lost in the R “parental rights” narrative is that they are bullying & refusing to hear the concerns of parents that are also educators, elected officials on the other side of the aisle, and free speech proponents like Nadine Farid Johnson of @PENamerica. https://t.co/ubZzL96joC | 190 |
| 1637885825730879488 | Sometimes I think, did that really happen, and then I go back to the @PENamerica site to watch the ceremony again. And there's my name. Day'on'day. It happened. It really happened. I still get a little weepy sometimes. Tahn’aum’gaw aim'own p'ayle'doe. | 137 |
| 1638133836692201472 | TODAY: join the Read-In! Alongside us, @FLFreedomRead, @FloridaMediaEd, @PENamerica, @splcenter, @DemocracyFwd, @EveryLibrary, authors, students, & educators are meeting at Common Ground Bookstore in Tallahassee, Florida at 3 pm to support diverse books: https://t.co/Hne9UNRAng https://t.co/lk7itbzn8n | 69 |
| 1639998108493832192 | Short version again st HB 900 in today’s Austin America-Statesman @aasviewpoints @TXLA @PENamerica @OIF https://t.co/DHg6K1OQgk | 52 |
| 1641094970713972736 | Despite attempts, my books haven't been banned in Volusia, but it's the same books targeted all over. If you're as outraged as I am, please go to a school board mtg. Support orgs fighting this every day like @FLFreedomRead @PENAmerica. #FreeTheBooks https://t.co/IHfGKHDO9T | 44 |
| 1638646689601933312 | @Dolly_4_Pres Yes, @TasslynM with @PENamerica is tracking them too! | 43 |
| 1639098496853872640 | Thank you @PENamerica for the Literary Award Winner emblem. It looks good on there, no? #poetryintranslation https://t.co/o7zJsFbpKJ | 43 |
| 1639439291687354368 | Wonderful, sensible op-ed on why the new bill passed in Texas legislating library books is unworkable and will negatively affect the education of children snd teens. #Freadom @PENamerica https://t.co/nduabiJ6BE | 39 |
| 1640855386369454081 | @PENamerica @SykesCharlie When are we going to start burning witches again in Florida, @RonDeSantisFL? | 36 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #freethebooks | 26 |
| #bannedbooks | 17 |
| #florida | 13 |
| #letfloridaread | 11 |
| #freespeech | 7 |
| #ftte | 7 |
| #readbannedbooks | 7 |
| #censorship | 6 |
| #mfrrsummit2023 | 6 |
| #freedomtoread | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @penamerica | 1282 |
| @rsf_inter | 257 |
| @unhumanrights | 246 |
| @freedomofpress | 242 |
| @amnestyusa | 234 |
| @javerias | 233 |
| @cpjasia | 232 |
| @arsched | 232 |
| @uninpak | 232 |
| @aazoulay | 229 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
34
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ❤ | 67 | red_heart |
| 🤲 | 25 | palms_up_together |
| 🇵🇰 | 23 | Pakistan |
| 😭 | 23 | loudly_crying_face |
| ❤️ | 21 | red_heart |
| 😢 | 19 | crying_face |
| 💔 | 16 | broken_heart |
| 🌈 | 14 | rainbow |
| 🙄 | 14 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| ⤵️ | 12 | right_arrow_curving_down |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 234 |
| People & Body | 68 |
| Flags | 31 |
| Travel & Places | 30 |
| Symbols | 28 |
| Activities | 20 |
| Objects | 17 |
| Animals & Nature | 8 |