The graphs from the labs each have their own place of importance. Together, they show everything about the conversation regarding #alternativefacts. In the second lab, we used Carto to see the geography surrounding the conversation. Out of my 72 tweets with locations, 70 were located in the United States. The other two were from western Europe.
In the next lab, we used text analysis to really break down what the conversation was at the core. These results showed that most of the conversation was about Trump, fake news, and decisions the Trump administration had made. It also showed that Sean Spicer and an account with the handle “killerbee805” controlled most of the conversation. Other common words were “nobannowall” and “theresistance”.
In the fourth lab, we showed how all of the conversation is connected. In the center of my SNA, “alternative facts” was right in the center with a large circle showing that all of the tweets in the conversation relate back to alternative facts. There are two other large phrases connected which are “realdonaldtrump” and “sean spicer” These two are closely connected to alternative facts. There are many small other dots circles and lines that are intertwined and surrounding these. As a whole, it appears to be a very large, but perfect circle around the outside.
Finally, we dissected the languages. My tweets were in English 89.7% of the time. The other 10% of the tweets were made up of ca, de, en, fr, it, ja, nl, pt, ru, sv, tr, uk and zh-cn. A majority of them are Russian. When comparing days of tweets, there was quadruple the number of tweets one day compared to the other. This was because on 1/6/17 (the more tweeted day) News broke of Russian ties, the Mexican boarder and who was being selected in Trumps Cabinet.
When everything is tied together, it is easy to see that almost all of the tweets are coming from the US and are entirely related to President Trump. (That still sounds absurd) It also explains why Spicer is a large majority of the conversation. It shows the focus on the Trump administration and their decisions. Most of the tweets are mocking or going against him. It is interesting to see how much it is being talked about. There was a significant about of tweets everyday.
The two most influential graphs are the SNA and the word cloud because they show who is talking and what is most commonly being talked about.
Argument
- how and why all of the graphs and research connect to build a larger picture and what this picture means = what are alternative facts in the era of big data?
- all my data is about Trump, his administration, and their decisions as a whole
- most tweets are located in the US and in English
- explain why
- alternatfacts, spicer and killerbee805 – they run most of the conversation
- why are the words from the word cloud there
- why are they important
- how they are important
- SNA
- who is talking
- who are they talking to
- what is being said
- common terms and such
- how it all connects.
- Why is this relative to todays world
- Find a good reading to connect to* that brings it all together
Charlie–
Oh to be a fly on the wall while you are completing your blog posts. They are always so craftily written and carefully revised. I find myself in a similar position as you seeing that most of my tweets are United States based. Your hashtag is similar to mine in the sense that the United States and its people are becoming increasingly less trusting of the system and its administrators. This provokes those to challenge facts, news and other stipulations. It is clear why are are the same group and that is because the United States is in a discursively regulated environment that needs to find equilibrium to continue to grow. Look forward to the presentation.
All the best,
Brian
Interesting line of analysis. Look at 1) the origin of the phrase of “alternative facts” per K. Conway who used to describe the Trump admin’s info, and 2) @alternfacts is the biggest tweeter — do not leave that account out! Is that account a bot or human? What’s their goal? You can look at their account and tell us. Also, is @Spicer actually Sean Spicer or someone/a bot tweeting about him? Dig in a little further and so much will be revealed.
I think using the SNA and the word cloud is a good idea. I think that is what I will end up doing. Reading your post and Brian’s has led me to think about my hashtag in different contexts, since both of you interpret this new political climate in very interesting ways. I like the fact that you pay such close attention to individual Twitter users and their networks in order to make your claims. Looking forward to your presentation!