All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘delta, variant, #covid19, fully vaccinated, pfizer vaccine, vaccinated people, vaccinated, #lambdavariant, covid19, vaccine, covid’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
How much did the coronavirus spread through private gatherings last year? Quite a lot, a new study found. It relied on a creative method that used health insurance claims data to look at Covid rates of families in the two weeks after a birthday. https://t.co/1jWSkxUDKX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
U.S. immigration detention centers are reporting major surges in coronavirus infections among detainees. The increasingly crowded facilities, where few migrants are vaccinated, can be fertile ground for outbreaks, health officials warned.https://t.co/ck5joDv2pB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
The nation is not quite where Pres. Biden wanted it to be when it comes to vaccinations and the recovery from COVID-19.@rickklein has more: https://t.co/H43DGrSB23
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 6, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Hannah-Jones/UNC Tenure Controversy
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘black, hannah jones, howard university, chapel hill, knight chair, tenure offer, north carolina, unc tenure, howard, hannahjones’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard University faculty, choosing historically Black institution over UNC after tenure controversy https://t.co/qdp5qGg6oM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 6, 2021
Breaking News: Eric Adams won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City, according to The Associated Press, putting him on track to become the second Black mayor in the history of the nation’s largest city. https://t.co/GNbrxPjPn6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: Critical Race Theory Controversy
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘race’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
The change comes after The New York Times reported that Nichols, who is white, suggested that a Black colleague, Maria Taylor, had been selected for a marquee job because of her race. ESPN has been trying to deal with the scandal for months. https://t.co/layvQ5r1y4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
Sha’Carri Richardson, the American sprinter who lost her spot in the women’s 100 meters at the Olympics because she used marijuana before her qualifying race, will miss the Tokyo Games entirely after coaches decided not to put her on a relay team. https://t.co/ILMoFzDgej pic.twitter.com/GlFWt1dzXU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
Eric Adams maintained a narrow lead in the New York City mayoral primary race on Tuesday, according to a new count that included thousands of absentee ballots. Some ballots remain uncounted, and an official result won’t be ready for another week or more. https://t.co/McXLpGLQqX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
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All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘florida, tropical storm, #elsa, elsa, hurricane’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Six months after the Jan. 6 riot, the U.S. Capitol Police is planning to expand operations outside Washington in an effort to better protect lawmakers, beginning with the opening of field offices in California and Florida. https://t.co/uvUhCEx7FU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
A hurricane watch was issued for parts of Florida's West Coast on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Elsa bore down on the state. Strong wind gusts and heavy rains were sweeping across parts of southern Florida. https://t.co/u8k7tuIQ4G
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 6, 2021
Florida manatees are dying at alarming rates: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this before’ https://t.co/uEtNr4jEc5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 17, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘collapse, surfside, condo, death toll’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
More bodies were found in the wake of the demolition of the remaining half of the building in Surfside, Florida, over the weekend. But the approach of Tropical Storm Elsa complicated the search. https://t.co/f9qtZ0z5DV pic.twitter.com/ixNQN1tkPF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 6, 2021
In seconds, hundreds of lives changed forever. For many, the outcome hinged on their condo number. https://t.co/tnzJca2Ytb
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 6, 2021
Champlain Towers North, almost identical to the South tower that collapsed in Surfside, Fla., had more consistent maintenance, many residents said. “Ours stayed basically in good shape. The other one was visibly deteriorating.” https://t.co/Isum0RT8rh
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 6, 2021