EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Delta Variant, Masks
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘vaccinated, mask, delta variant, wear masks, cdc, masks, #covid19, delta’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
CDC to urge vaccinated people to resume wearing masks indoors in certain circumstances, as delta variant spreads https://t.co/DkJTQS7Vo3
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2021
Mask mandate reinstituted in House of Representatives by congressional physician, as concern increases about delta variant https://t.co/RSicoP1nhG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
Google will require employees who return to the company’s offices to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. It also said it would push back its official return-to-office date to mid-October from September, as the Delta variant sweeps through the U.S. https://t.co/9fR09U1abl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 28, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: January 6 Select Committee
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘january 6th, capitol police, police officer, police officers, capitol, jan 6th, jim jordan, michael fanone, harry dunn, select committee, january’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Rep. Jim Jordan appeared to acknowledge that he spoke with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, increasing the likelihood that he will be called to testify before the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters https://t.co/0gy3H9MlpN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
A police officer in Aurora, Colorado, was charged with felony assault after using his gun to beat an unarmed man and choking him during an arrest captured by body cameras, the city’s police chief announced.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 28, 2021
“This is not police work,” she angrily said. https://t.co/S8Os8lCnCd
Opinion: Jan. 6 police officers give a master class on the dangers of right-wing extremism https://t.co/rZMW7asBuu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘simone biles, simone, biles, #tokyo2020, gold medal, tokyo olympics, olympics, olympic, #olympics, katie ledecky, #tokyoolympics’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
In the Olympic team final, Simone Biles planned to perform a 2½-twisting vault, but her mind stalled after just 1½ twists: “I had no idea where I was in the air. I could have hurt myself.”
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
This is what “the twisties” are and why they're so dangerous: https://t.co/lhG0jzuftE
From @thelilynews | Perspective: The lesson Simone Biles just taught us? Mental health is health. https://t.co/ToM7KSwQy6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2021
When Biles mentioned that she had struggled with the twisties, former gymnasts flooded social media with empathy. Some detailed injuries they suffered.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
One person called the twisties “the scariest, most uncontrollable sensation.” https://t.co/JTIHI4zo9U pic.twitter.com/cYKN3kTisL