EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Vaccinations, Death Rate
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘covid, vaccine, #covid19, booster shots, mask mandates, case rate’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
A TV meteorologist of 33 years declined the vaccine, citing personal freedoms. He was fired. https://t.co/EzQZXVnHTL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 18, 2021
The days of full covid coverage are over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and co-pays, leaving patients with big bills. https://t.co/tEdafVKACU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 19, 2021
From @WSJopinion: American public health agencies should be producing data on breakthrough infections, boosters and natural immunity, writes @MartyMakary. But the CDC has failed to provide the information needed to inform a sound Covid strategy. https://t.co/okfofrtRlW
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 19, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: 2022 Texas Governor Race
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘texas, greg abbott, governor’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
A Texas doctor stepped forward Saturday to say he had performed an abortion that is illegal under the state’s restrictive new law to force a test of its legality. https://t.co/KU49lVTvpf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 19, 2021
In the politically divided city of Virginia Beach, Democratic-leaning and independent women expressed fear and outrage over the Supreme Court’s green light for the Texas abortion law. Many said it intensified their desire to elect Democrats. https://t.co/wbbTaG4Jxa
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 19, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: Search for Gabby Petito
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘gabby petito, found, brian laundrie, #gabbypetito’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Police are scouring a vast Florida preserve in search of Gabby Petito’s fiance https://t.co/YurY44Ziai
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 18, 2021
This 17-year-old pitcher has found a place in baseball. She doesn’t want to give it up. https://t.co/rX2JMT1Xwo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 19, 2021
The family of a man who has been declared a “person of interest” in the disappearance of his fiancée, #GabbyPetito, told the police they haven’t seen him in days. https://t.co/CMWpOJOws2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 18, 2021