Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
The Proceedings of the Annual Computers and Writing Conference: Volume 1, 2016-2017
Editors
Cheryl E. Ball, Chen Chen, Kristopher Purzycki, and Lydia Wilkes
Abstract
This article will discuss a social network analysis of tweets within the #MyNYPD protest, a public protest against police brutality and abuse of power that occurred via Twitter. I examined the five days containing the most tweets from six months of collected data to understand: What are the relationships between/among players’ activity online? The tweets were collected through Node XL and then analyzed through Gephi, social network analysis software. Through examining the most proficient tweeters, either by the number of tweets or the number of retweets their tweets garnered, the connections between different players and their roles within the protest are discovered. This analysis of one day, April 9, 2015, visualizes the connections and communities formed within the #MyNYPD protest. Particular people enable the connections within the protest allowing the protest to sustain itself. These connections provide essential information in understanding how protests not confined to a specific geographical location can be maintained and flourish as agents of social justice.
Pages
97-106
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Publisher
The WAC Clearinghouse
Volume
1
Publication Date
2018
Disciplines
Communication | Leadership Studies
ISBN
978-1642150100
ISSN
2643-7376
Recommended Citation
Hayes, Tracey J., "#MyNYPD Nodes and Networks: Mobilization and Engagement" (2018). Communication & Leadership Faculty Scholarship. 3.
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/comleadschol/3
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