Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @SSKedreporter
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
96
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Workers in Chicago have experienced a surge in fatal shootings of students near school in the past year, and a recent WBEZ story shed light on nine children younger than 18 being shot and killed in the city when they head home from school in 2022. ICYMI, the story was reported by @NaderDIssa and @SSKedreporter. The story also talks about the rise of America's most powerful teachers union, the issues students and teachers face, the effects of the #EdReform movement and restrictions made on documents under trade secret exemptions. Lastly, the Chicago Resiliency Fund is offering one-time $500 payments to undocumented Chicagoans and domestic workers.
Topic Modeling
- Fatal shootings of students near schools in Chicago
- Influence of workers in a city
- FOIA usage & trade secrets
- Teacher & unions policy
- Undocumented Chicagoan & domestic workers
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including sadness, confusion, anger, and frustration. The tweets discuss topics such as fatal shootings of students near schools, after-school killings in Chicago, corporate influence on public programs, and the power of teachers unions. The tweets also express concern about the lack of safety for students and the use of taxpayer money without consulting members. There is a sense of urgency in the tweets as people call for change and demand better conditions for the people in their communities.
Trend Analysis
- Chicago shootings
- Teachers unions
- Funding for public education
- Trade secrets and FOIA
- Immigration policy
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
29
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of Original tweets
15
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
96
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
52
Percentage of total tweets
54%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
1
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
14
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 38 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 26 |
| Twitter for Android | 24 |
| TweetDeck | 4 |
| Twitter for iPad | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| teamtrace | The Trace | A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to shining a light on America's gun violence crisis. Sign up for our newsletter ⬇️ or https://t.co/aioGNmbbVt | 38,115 |
| ghazalairshad | Ghazala Irshad | Copy Chief and stewardess of style @marshallproj⚖️ @IRE_NICAR @NABJ member. Mizzou, AUC-Egypt, CUNYJ alum. Covered the Arab Spring from Egypt once upon a time. | 25,330 |
| JamesFLoveIV | James F. Love IV | Investigative Reporting. One man can change the world. backup account @JamesFLoveIV2 #wtpBlue Followed by @GlennKirschner2, @MullerSheWrote, @BaddCompani | 22,980 |
| dmihalopoulos | Dan Mihalopoulos | Investigative reporter, @WBEZ Government & Politics team. DM for Signal. "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them" - Ida B. Wells | 22,140 |
| NaderDIssa | Nader Issa | Covering Chicago schools @Suntimes. Eating Takis at home. Leading @CSTGuild. Schooled @LoyolaChicago. Tips, insults, threats: nissa@suntimes.com 🇱🇧 | 16,470 |
| soit_goes | agitator in chief | these tweets are the agitator in chief tweets@soit_goes@kolektiva.social | 15,151 |
| chalkbeatCHI | Chalkbeat Chicago | Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization covering education in Chicago and communities across America. 📩 email us: chicago.tips@chalkbeat.org | 10,457 |
| WBEZreset | Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons | News, politics, music, the arts + more. Join host @SashaAnnSimons weekdays from 11am to 1pm on 91.5 FM @WBEZ + https://t.co/f3lWU2m6Bl. Leave a voicemail: 888-915-9945. | 10,293 |
| ukpapers | 𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝙿𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚃𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢 📰 | Front pages from the UK ... now with Aus & the US. I neither agree or disagree with posts & I'm not responsible for their content. Sσmєtímєѕ í míѕtчpє ⌨ | 9,159 |
| beckyvevea | Becky Vevea | Chicago Bureau Chief @chalkbeat @ChalkbeatCHI Past: @WBEZpolitics @WBEZeducation @chicagonewscoop @journalsentinel. Tips? bvevea@chalkbeat.org | 8,673 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JamesFLoveIV | James F. Love IV | Investigative Reporting. One man can change the world. backup account @JamesFLoveIV2 #wtpBlue Followed by @GlennKirschner2, @MullerSheWrote, @BaddCompani | 17,400 |
| ghazalairshad | Ghazala Irshad | Copy Chief and stewardess of style @marshallproj⚖️ @IRE_NICAR @NABJ member. Mizzou, AUC-Egypt, CUNYJ alum. Covered the Arab Spring from Egypt once upon a time. | 6,304 |
| kschorsch | Kristen Schorsch | @WBEZ reporter 📻 health care = politics. Contributor to @npr @KHNews; 2021 @AHCJ fellow; @headlineclub @IRE_NICAR #FOIAFest! Have a tip? kschorsch@wbez.org | 5,743 |
| joyfulnoyz | joyfulnoyz 😷 #COVIDIsAirborne | Black lefty, Prince, Covid Watcher 👀, @MppPetitioners, #RacialWealthGap #Reparations #BADOCS #NoMoreWar #FF15 #M4A #BDS #EndDeepState #ElectionProtection | 5,000 |
| chicagospedpac | Chicago SpedPac | The Chicago Special Education Parent Advocacy Committee consists of parents/guardians/advocates. (No affiliation to the CPS ODLSS PAC) | 4,898 |
| RebelliousVal | Rebellious Val | @RebelliousMag Social Media Director https://t.co/OLZiLAQhe1 Register at https://t.co/QOOnfBYf30 #RebelliousWomenUnite! #ERANow #VAWANow #VRANow | 4,887 |
| KelleherMaureen | Maureen Kelleher | Partner, Editorial, @brightbeamntwk & @edu_post. Mama Bear, former teacher. She/her. #binders Also on Mastodon: @KelleherMaureen@projectmushroom.social | 4,775 |
| WCTA_Chicago | Zac AlleyWalker Lowing | Homeless artist/advocate because I was one and am at risk.I live communally with 4 humans & 7 cats Please find it in your heart to help: cashapp $zaclowing | 4,632 |
| CarlNyberg312 | Carl Nyberg | Looking for new ideas not "new & improved" wrong ideas. | 4,457 |
| Meha | Meha | Senior producer @WBEZ + @WBEZReset ★ SAG-AFTRA union member. ★ Formerly Al Jazeera. ★ Story ideas: 📧 mahmad@wbez.org | 4,289 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| gabrielpiemonte | Candidate for Fifth Ward alderman. Lineal, cash-based Reparationist. Pro-PUBLIC parks. Reparations are federal; reparative justice is universal. I follow back. | 7 |
| chicagokel1 | “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought with ardor and diligence.” - Abigail Adams | 5 |
| drkugler | Non-AffiliatedUrban Educator Community Activist | 4 |
| miriamcb | daughter of an immigrant, partition diaspora, ras malai lover, reading specialistmiriam@thefoiabakery.org@miriamcb@cityofchicago.live | 4 |
| declatom | day: psychology teacher/unionist; night: aging punk, goalkeeper ⚽, history nerd, & gaming aficionada. no war but class war Ⓐ☭. #COYI ⚒️🫧((she/they/whatev)) | 3 |
| marcsimschicago | Marc Sims is a podcaster and lifelong Chicagoan. Just A few Questions podcast topics are education, public safety, and other stuff. | 3 |
| CarlNyberg312 | Looking for new ideas not "new & improved" wrong ideas. | 3 |
| WBEZreset | News, politics, music, the arts + more. Join host @SashaAnnSimons weekdays from 11am to 1pm on 91.5 FM @WBEZ + https://t.co/f3lWU2m6Bl. Leave a voicemail: 888-915-9945. | 3 |
| chicagospedpac | The Chicago Special Education Parent Advocacy Committee consists of parents/guardians/advocates. (No affiliation to the CPS ODLSS PAC) | 2 |
| BigCelio | I dig...sports...sports media...mindless debates | 2 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625085876211703809 | 🇺🇸 'We Can't Even Walk To School And Come Back Home' ▫Even in Chicago, fatal shootings of students near schools had been rare, until a surge in the past year ... ▫@SSKedreporter @NaderDIssa @matt_kiefer & Ola Giwa 🇺🇸 #frontpagestoday #USA @Suntimes https://t.co/kuy1PF2oRH | 11 |
| 1625338994442616837 | Gutted to hear of the shooting at Michigan State. It's made me think about this @WBEZ story from today.Nine children younger than 18 were shot & killed in the hours that Chicago students head home from school in 2022, @SSKedreporter & @NaderDIssa found.https://t.co/QNmQtKaZov | 4 |
| 1625134347522134016 | Spike last year in "fatal shootings of students near a school as they make their way home" in Chicago https://t.co/e4u6R7XSIW by @WBEZ @Suntimes @SSKedreporter @NaderDIssa @matt_kiefer | 3 |
| 1625873073990770689 | .@SSKedreporter & @MariahWoelfel with an election day primer on the cost of public education. Q: Why does the CPS budget increase every year when enrollment continues to decrease? A corporation would not act that way, neither should the city.A: https://t.co/EI1UskqhhA | 3 |
| 1626249356423622656 | ICYMI on Monday - read and listen to this incredible, and incredibly important, reporting by @NaderDIssa @SSKedreporter on a recent spike in after-school killings in Chicago.https://t.co/rW9jX9RJNy | 3 |
| 1625146281734680582 | Chicago Public Schools & the city are looking at adding "roving" police units to patrol near schools after a spike in after-school shootings involving students, @NaderDIssa & @SSKedreporter report. 9 children were killed during dismissal hours in 2022. https://t.co/67JwXSaiVf | 2 |
| 1625171772176842753 | When batches of documents you FOIA’d about a public program using taxpayer $$$ are marked w/a trade secrets exemption. Speaking of … @headlineclub’s #FOIAFest in Chicago is next month! @SSKedreporter @AngelaTCR @deldeib https://t.co/sTOW7hAsOn | 2 |
| 1627698074880450560 | @BigCelio @chicagokel1 @SSKedreporter But they literally did not bring this to house of delegates. They transferred the money after HOD and an out as a done deal. Then justified that it was illegal. | 1 |
| 1625160717166084096 | Last year, nine children 17 years old or younger were killed on a weekday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis found. @SSKedreporter @NaderDIssa @matt_kiefer @WBEZeducation @Suntimes https://t.co/wV2iZKNEU8 | 1 |
| 1625189308037750784 | Next on https://t.co/5exBBx0GPu:▶️@SSKedreporter and @NaderDIssa explain what's behind a spike in after-school shootings among Chicago teens.▶️Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0 is offering one-time $500 payments to undocumented Chicagoans & domestic workers.https://t.co/i13P5pUeH0 | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1627505732508692486 | @SSKedreporter heaven forbid workers in the city use their influence to make life in the city better | 36 |
| 1625085876211703809 | 🇺🇸 'We Can't Even Walk To School And Come Back Home' ▫Even in Chicago, fatal shootings of students near schools had been rare, until a surge in the past year ... ▫@SSKedreporter @NaderDIssa @matt_kiefer & Ola Giwa 🇺🇸 #frontpagestoday #USA @Suntimes https://t.co/kuy1PF2oRH | 22 |
| 1625338994442616837 | Gutted to hear of the shooting at Michigan State. It's made me think about this @WBEZ story from today.Nine children younger than 18 were shot & killed in the hours that Chicago students head home from school in 2022, @SSKedreporter & @NaderDIssa found.https://t.co/QNmQtKaZov | 12 |
| 1626249356423622656 | ICYMI on Monday - read and listen to this incredible, and incredibly important, reporting by @NaderDIssa @SSKedreporter on a recent spike in after-school killings in Chicago.https://t.co/rW9jX9RJNy | 9 |
| 1627490978054434821 | @SSKedreporter Sarah, I was first.https://t.co/kRQfQi4Img | 6 |
| 1625171772176842753 | When batches of documents you FOIA’d about a public program using taxpayer $$$ are marked w/a trade secrets exemption. Speaking of … @headlineclub’s #FOIAFest in Chicago is next month! @SSKedreporter @AngelaTCR @deldeib https://t.co/sTOW7hAsOn | 6 |
| 1625134347522134016 | Spike last year in "fatal shootings of students near a school as they make their way home" in Chicago https://t.co/e4u6R7XSIW by @WBEZ @Suntimes @SSKedreporter @NaderDIssa @matt_kiefer | 6 |
| 1627639219479891968 | @SSKedreporter Local 1: The rise of America's most powerful teachers unionhttps://t.co/MXrHIc3kiF | 5 |
| 1625206326312767494 | “For the 2 months after that, it was just stuck on sadness,” A.J. said. “And it was really a reality check for us. Like we really have to watch our back & we can’t be kids anymore." This is powerful reporting from @SSKedreporter & @NaderDIssa https://t.co/Z5p4JXYlZ6 | 4 |
| 1627656141634211840 | @SSKedreporter Public radio is a nonprofit funded by pro-#EducationReform foundations. The #EdReform movement is, at its core, hostile to teachers unions. | 4 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #frontpagestoday | 4 |
| #usa | 4 |
| #twill | 2 |
| #cleanschoolairillinois | 2 |
| #edreform | 2 |
| #foiafest | 2 |
| #askstacy | 1 |
| #askpotter | 1 |
| #educationreform | 1 |
| #1partysystem | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @sskedreporter | 96 |
| @naderdissa | 25 |
| @matt_kiefer | 13 |
| @suntimes | 12 |
| @chicagokel1 | 8 |
| @miriamcb | 8 |
| @bigcelio | 7 |
| @citizenvmachine | 6 |
| @ipd4i | 6 |
| @wbez | 5 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
25
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | 8 | United_States |
| ▫ | 8 | white_small_square |
| ▶️ | 4 | play_button |
| 👀 | 2 | eyes |
| 🙏 | 1 | folded_hands |
| 📻 | 1 | radio |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Symbols | 12 |
| Flags | 8 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Objects | 1 |