EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Mask Mandate; Delta Variant
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘covid, delta variant, vaccine, vaccinated, mask mandates, #covid19, mask mandate, delta, cases, mask, variant, #getvaccinated’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Tuesday that it had recorded at least two cases of the new coronavirus delta plus variant, which some experts believe to be more transmissible than the original delta variant. https://t.co/4ngntHjr6C
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 3, 2021
Missouri county coroner removed covid from death certificates to “please” grieving families https://t.co/AAomhsi5jK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 4, 2021
Arkansas banned mask mandates. As schools get ready to reopen, the governor says he regrets signing the law. https://t.co/buGkNnZ6o8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 4, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Governor Cuomo Sexual Harrassment Report
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘cuomo, sexual harassment, sexually harassed’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
New York Assembly Democrats, who met privately on a video conference call for nearly three hours, were largely in agreement to move forward with articles of impeachment if Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't resign.https://t.co/GsP6dvqbzS
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 4, 2021
Chris Cuomo’s involvement detailed in Andrew Cuomo harassment report, but CNN host doesn’t address it https://t.co/NhtqJkjIIs
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 4, 2021
The threat of potential criminal charges against Gov. Andrew Cuomo increased on Wednesday, as two New York prosecutors announced that they had opened separate criminal investigations into his conduct toward current and former staffers. https://t.co/T6ATGtpC21
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 4, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: Ohio Special Election
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘nina turner, shontel brown, democratic party, #oh11, democratic, primary, mike carey’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Democrat Shontel Brown has defeated progressive Nina Turner in the primary for an open US House seat in northeast Ohio. https://t.co/Y3pRCB5uLF
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 4, 2021
Mike Carey, a political newcomer backed by former President Donald Trump, has won a crowded Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio. https://t.co/eb2Gduj4ri
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 4, 2021
Staff members at the Democratic National Committee will be represented by the SEIU Local 500, the first time a national party organization will have a unionized work force, committee officials said on Tuesday. https://t.co/WbbXCUzs5F
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 3, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 4: Rep. Cori Bush Fights for Eviction Moratorium
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘eviction moratorium, eviction, moratorium, cori bush’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Cori Bush slept outside the Capitol to protest evictions. Democrats credited her for the renewed protections. https://t.co/zSj37XUnqr
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 4, 2021
The eviction moratorium has ended. Here’s what renters need to know. https://t.co/FLSJIU20Ku
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 2, 2021
About two decades before she was elected to Congress, Rep. Cori Bush lived in a truck with her then-husband and children after they were evicted from their rental home. For Bush, the debate over whether to revive the moratorium on evictions is personal. https://t.co/ls8vGyhsJk
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 4, 2021