Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @thewalrus
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
336
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various articles and topics from Canadian magazine, The Walrus. These include articles on Canada's worst hobby, the value of student writing, higher food prices, the search for graves of Indigenous children taken to residential schools, and controversies surrounding claiming Indigenous ancestry. The magazine also features collaborations and interviews with various individuals and organizations.
Topic Modeling
- Indigenous Ancestry and Identity
- Writing and Education
- Journalism and Media
- Global Issues and International Aid
- Canadian Politics and Society
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets vary, with some expressing admiration and appreciation for the articles in @thewalrus, such as the article on Canada's worst hobby, and the collaborations on higher food prices and international assistance. Others express frustration and criticism, such as the tweet about deleting drunken tweets and the commissioning of a poll to bash Poilievre. The topic of Indigenous ancestry and the controversy surrounding it elicit both interest and concern, with some praising the journalism on the subject and others expressing frustration and skepticism. The focus on education and writing also elicits a range of emotions, with some advocating for the value of writing as a learning tool and others expressing concern about the impact of AI on student writing. Overall, the tweets demonstrate a mix of positive and negative reactions to the various topics covered by @thewalrus.
Trend Analysis
- Discussion of articles and pieces published by @thewalrus
- Exploration of Canada's history and social justice issues, including Indigenous ancestry and residential schools
- Reflection on the value and importance of writing and education
- Critiques of political figures and their actions or behavior
- Engagement with and recognition of independent and Indigenous media outlets
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
96
Percentage of total tweets
28%
Number of Original tweets
70
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
336
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
162
Percentage of total tweets
48%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
16
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
54
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 154 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 97 |
| Twitter for Android | 58 |
| Twitter for iPad | 15 |
| Buffer | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longreads | Longreads | Sharing and publishing the best longform stories since 2009. An @automattic publication and the sister site of @Atavist. @longreads@mastodon.world | 291,024 |
| jordosh | Jordan Shapiro | Author, FATHER FIGURE: HOW TO BE A FEMINIST DAD @LittleBrown @lbsparkbooks. Research Fellow: @CooneyCenter & @BrookingsGlobal. @TempleUniv Faculty. He/Him. | 107,554 |
| thewalrus | The Walrus | Canada's Conversation. Award-winning independent journalism, fact checking, and national ideas-focused events. Stay connected: https://t.co/bahoU48xPM | 89,469 |
| Concordia | Concordia University | Located in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of #Montreal, #Concordia University is one of Canada’s most innovative and diverse comprehensive universities. | 79,244 |
| rolliwrites | Rolli | Author. Cartoonist. Coffeeholic (25 cups/day). Work in @nytimes @WSJ @Playboy @SatEvePost. Newsletter: https://t.co/rA5gYJVh3R. Buy me a ☕: https://t.co/4NjYPH9f8P | 59,689 |
| apihtawikosisan | âpihtawikosisân | Award-losing national bestselling Métis author from manitow-sâkahikan. Trying to debunk myths. She/her/wiya @ apihtawikosisan @ indg. club | 53,802 |
| stphnmaher | Stephen Maher | Canadian journalist, novelist. Former canterman. Woke moralist. Mastodon handle: @StephenMaher@mas.to | 45,885 |
| bruceanderson | Bruce Anderson | 40 yrs polling Ads & Insights https://t.co/PQ6ZKRx66A Golf @RoyalDornochGC Podcast The Bridge w Mansbridge Food @CantinaGia @northandnavy | 44,755 |
| debreese | Debbie Reese (tribally enrolled, Nambé Pueblo) | Tewa Name: P'oesay P'oekwîn Founder: American Indians in Children's Literature PhD Education; ALA's 2019 Arbuthnot Lecturer; she/her. | 39,814 |
| RussDiabo | Russ Diabo | Kahnawake Mohawk, Indigenous Policy Analyst. Editor & Publisher of the First Nations Strategic Bulletin. 2018 AFN National Chief Candidate. | 34,077 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ryck_nancy | Nancy_Ryc- proud yob. | Over taxed.. fed up with twofaced , blackface, lying, corrupt, Trudeau. Queen of typos. Let's make 2023 a Trudeau free year. Proud Yob #TrudeauMustGo. | 14,541 |
| jordosh | Jordan Shapiro | Author, FATHER FIGURE: HOW TO BE A FEMINIST DAD @LittleBrown @lbsparkbooks. Research Fellow: @CooneyCenter & @BrookingsGlobal. @TempleUniv Faculty. He/Him. | 12,123 |
| Longreads | Longreads | Sharing and publishing the best longform stories since 2009. An @automattic publication and the sister site of @Atavist. @longreads@mastodon.world | 10,478 |
| TheGentYYC | Woke Means Not Asleep | Solutions exist | 10,336 |
| rolliwrites | Rolli | Author. Cartoonist. Coffeeholic (25 cups/day). Work in @nytimes @WSJ @Playboy @SatEvePost. Newsletter: https://t.co/rA5gYJVh3R. Buy me a ☕: https://t.co/4NjYPH9f8P | 8,968 |
| RossanaWyatt | ✈️ Rossana 🌍 | Traveller & writer sharing #travel info to inspire others to travel |Gluten-free | sometimes 👉@ENrouteComm | #SpacesHost 🎙#TravelWithRossana | 🇨🇦 🧳 | 7,129 |
| nerdygirly | Lisa WhittingtonHill | Publisher @thismagazine. Words in @longreads, @thewalrus, @hazlitt. @333books on The Go-Go's (2023). Essay collection: Girls, Interrupted (@vehiculepress, 2023) | 6,761 |
| Tkarera | Timothy Karera | Passionate #learner,thrilled by our #networkedsociety #Skillsgapbridging #Climatechange #Foodsecurity #Leadership #Globaldev #PersonalFinance #Bigdata | 6,676 |
| tweetyburd | 📌𝕋𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕪 𝔹𝕦𝕣𝕕🐦 | I am who I am⚡\_(ツ)_/¯✨Be🧬ng👀on the right side of wrong✋ReTweets don't subscribe✉️endorse🕊religious👊political🌐social🍷isms👅No🤖 bots🚫DM🖖I follow👠back👠 | 6,339 |
| jenniferhollett | Jennifer Hollett | All about media, tech, and politics. Executive Director @TheWalrus Crew @mediagfs She/her | 6,136 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| CaitHung | Instrumentation of all the things. My opinions are my own. ☿🔥 巫 - Treaty Person & Anishinaabe Oshkibimadizeeg - Hereditary Shit Disturber | 28 |
| michellecyca | it's "see-sa" | nêhiyaw | journalist | indigenous-led conservation editor @thenarwhalca | writer @thewalrus | contributing editor @macleans | she/her. ✌️ | 11 |
| cstarnino | I edit for https://t.co/frOB5lIm4f. Most recent book is Dirty Words: Selected Poems 1997-2016 https://t.co/spi7dbN7xx | 6 |
| RheaTregebov | 🇨🇦Poet, novelist, children's writer, Chair The Writers Union of Canada, Associate Prof Emerita of School of Creative Writing at UBC. Opinions my own. | 6 |
| WolvesoftheWes1 | An Indigenous Technology Media Company | 5 |
| dvoshart | 🌌🖖🏽🖖🏿🖖🏻 Design & VR @StarTrekOnPPlus (tweets my own) ◾ Forensic video consultant ◾ frmr 📐🏠 @LineboxStudio ◾ https://t.co/hx29Si2bvW | 5 |
| vondollo | Nehiyaw, okicitaw. @TheRezKids fan. #TwitterFight | 5 |
| inamdarsiddhesh | Copy Editor @thewalrus Previously, Executive Editor @HarperCollinsIN, ex @htTweets @the_hindu | 4 |
| Melietcetera | I'm a disabled person w psychosis; I'm a knowledge seeker so if u don't have patience, pls do us both a favour & don't follow me!🧠Candidate for PM she/we/us 🍁 | 4 |
| FoodProfessor | Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University RTs are NOT implied endorsement Top-Rated Podcast: https://t.co/rIoFDWJnF6… | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638541855242571777 | For @thewalrus, I wrote about Canada’s worst hobby. https://t.co/xs1USHoqQC | 134 |
| 1640022685420748802 | A good idea to re read this rotten tale………Hear No Evil, Write No Lies https://t.co/l5OVN4jFnc via @thewalrus | 17 |
| 1641433409967869952 | Spoke to @nicoleschmidt94 from @thewalrus about higher food prices and reasons why food inflation is such a challenge. Great piece, she got it right. https://t.co/SL5XOA7XWY | 16 |
| 1640422809196265472 | “We do not ask students to write a ten-page essay on the Peace of Westphalia because there’s a worldwide shortage of such essays. Writing is an invaluable part of how students learn.“ Important piece @thewalrus by @irinibus. These lines hit home! #HIS103 https://t.co/3N2iHyiSqx | 10 |
| 1640362247363887104 | Canadian international assistance is saving lives and changing lives around the world. Fantastic collaboration here between @thewalrus and @Canadianaid covering brave work to fight against anti-abortion laws in Honduras, featuring important support of @ASFCanada. 👇 https://t.co/wZQ4dA6jqe | 9 |
| 1638524380924764160 | Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry? https://t.co/wzs2Iei1rB via @thewalrus | 8 |
| 1639253247373221888 | I generally don’t like villanelles, but man, this is good stuff by Vanessa Stauffer. (“As if to stall / the storm in mist” is excellent and envy-inducing.) @thewalrus @biblioasis https://t.co/o6SD1SBE6k | 5 |
| 1639910289637253120 | In defence of student writing in the new AI paradgim “The value of writing a first draft is akin to the value of learning to fall off your bike when you’re beginning to ride it” @luke_stark https://t.co/RMKXmJEaaa via @thewalrus | 4 |
| 1638580258571165701 | Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry? New controversies represent an increasingly popular pastime: grasping at the furthest branches of a family tree in search of an Indigenous ancestor https://t.co/nObiLM04b2 via @thewalrus | 4 |
| 1640428041997303811 | @timsayle @thewalrus @irinibus This: "To accept writing as a process through which students come to understand themselves means thinking of education as something more expansive than training in on-the-job skills. Any time we outsource our thinking to something that cannot think, says Warner, “it’s a mistake." | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638541855242571777 | For @thewalrus, I wrote about Canada’s worst hobby. https://t.co/xs1USHoqQC | 388 |
| 1640422809196265472 | “We do not ask students to write a ten-page essay on the Peace of Westphalia because there’s a worldwide shortage of such essays. Writing is an invaluable part of how students learn.“ Important piece @thewalrus by @irinibus. These lines hit home! #HIS103 https://t.co/3N2iHyiSqx | 48 |
| 1640022685420748802 | A good idea to re read this rotten tale………Hear No Evil, Write No Lies https://t.co/l5OVN4jFnc via @thewalrus | 41 |
| 1640030005391499266 | @thewalrus @VoiceOfFranky @stphnmaher How many drunken tweets about Poilievre has Frank deleted? Maybe write an article about that. | 28 |
| 1641433409967869952 | Spoke to @nicoleschmidt94 from @thewalrus about higher food prices and reasons why food inflation is such a challenge. Great piece, she got it right. https://t.co/SL5XOA7XWY | 28 |
| 1639253247373221888 | I generally don’t like villanelles, but man, this is good stuff by Vanessa Stauffer. (“As if to stall / the storm in mist” is excellent and envy-inducing.) @thewalrus @biblioasis https://t.co/o6SD1SBE6k | 26 |
| 1640362247363887104 | Canadian international assistance is saving lives and changing lives around the world. Fantastic collaboration here between @thewalrus and @Canadianaid covering brave work to fight against anti-abortion laws in Honduras, featuring important support of @ASFCanada. 👇 https://t.co/wZQ4dA6jqe | 22 |
| 1638524380924764160 | Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry? https://t.co/wzs2Iei1rB via @thewalrus | 18 |
| 1638513197211582465 | Headline after headline. "An increasingly popular North American pastime: grasping at the furthest branches of a family tree in search of an Indigenous ancestor." The latest from @TheWalrus by @michellecyca https://t.co/G5tLg9apUN | 15 |
| 1639910289637253120 | In defence of student writing in the new AI paradgim “The value of writing a first draft is akin to the value of learning to fall off your bike when you’re beginning to ride it” @luke_stark https://t.co/RMKXmJEaaa via @thewalrus | 15 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #indigenous | 7 |
| #chatgpt | 4 |
| #ai | 4 |
| #cdnpoli | 3 |
| #tech | 3 |
| #thewalrusarchive | 2 |
| #inflation | 2 |
| #accelerate2023 | 2 |
| #lgbtq | 2 |
| #writing | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thewalrus | 337 |
| @michellecyca | 54 |
| @voiceoffranky | 53 |
| @stphnmaher | 51 |
| @foodprofessor | 15 |
| @nicoleschmidt94 | 15 |
| @caithung | 11 |
| @irinibus | 8 |
| @hyltonanne | 7 |
| @bulltabatha | 6 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
8
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👇 | 4 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🔥 | 3 | fire |
| ✨ | 2 | sparkles |
| 🥰 | 2 | smiling_face_with_hearts |
| ❤️ | 2 | red_heart |
| 🙏🏼 | 2 | folded_hands_medium-light_skin_tone |
| 🤣 | 2 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🤷🏻 | 2 | person_shrugging_light_skin_tone |
| 📫 | 1 | closed_mailbox_with_raised_flag |
| 🧡 | 1 | orange_heart |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 13 |
| People & Body | 10 |
| Travel & Places | 3 |
| Activities | 2 |
| Objects | 1 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |