The Government Shutdown: According to Twitter
by Michael Collier on Oct 3, 2013 | Views: 129 | Score: 0
Percentage of Tweets | |
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Straight News | 35 |
Effects/Consequences | 26 |
Blame Republicans | 17 |
Let Shutdown Happen | 9 |
Jokes | 8 |
Blame Democrats/Obama | 5 |
Government Shutdown Topics on Twitter
Percentage of Shutdown Tweets
Sources:
pewresearch.org
The Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government, like any major political event, led to much debate and conversation across social media networks, particularly Twitter. Topics ranged from who was to blame, possible effects, straight news, and of course, jokes.