The Impact of Presidential Tweets on Media Coverage
Legend: Uranium One The "Deep State" Wiretapping This visualisation shows the impact of President Trump tweeting about a story and how it relates to increased coverage in US mainstream media. For this project, three subjects that could be categorized as "fake news" were selected and coverage levels (using the mediacloud mainstrain US news database) were analyzed using the 30 days before and after a presidential tweet. For ease of viewing, a standardized 60 day period was selected on the visualization. The tweet occurs approximately halfway through the 60 day period in all cases. By hovering over the graphic, the selected tweets and thier date of publication will occur. The three subject areas covered were: The "Deep State", The Clinton sale of Uranium to Russia, and The Obama Administration's alleged wiretapping of Trump Tower.