Table 3 The top 10 mentioned political news articles from the left-leaning and the right-leaning media sources in Twitter
From: Sharing political news: the balancing act of intimacy and socialization in selective exposure
Rank | Left-leaning media | Source | # of RT |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | The President’s Opening Remarks on Iran | nytimes | 203 (l 100, r 50, b 53) |
2 | Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project | nytimes | 113 (l 97, r 2, b 14) |
3 | Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska’s Governor | nytimes | 50 (l 38, b 12) |
4 | N. Korean Leader Pardons, Releases U.S. Journalists | nytimes | 48 (l 38, b 10) |
5 | ‘Military Coup’ Underway In Iran | nytimes | 47 (l 39, r 3, b 5) |
6 | Health Care Hecklers & the Rise of Right-Wing Rage | nytimes | 43 (l 41, b 2) |
7 | Conservatives Don’t Know He’s Joking | nytimes | 42 (l 38, b 4) |
8 | N.Y. Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill | nytimes | 39 (l 39) |
9 | 10 Most Offensive Tea Party Signs From Tax Day Protests | nytimes | 39 (l 34, b 5) |
10 | Rick Perry Calls For Fed Help With Swine Flu | nytimes | 37 (l 28, b 9) |
Rank | Right-leaning media | Source | # of RT |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Korea Threatens to ‘Wipe Out’ U.S. | foxnews | 40 (l 2, r 20, b 18) |
2 | Obama Claim of AARP Endorsement ‘Inaccurate’ | foxnews | 30 (r 16, b 14) |
3 | House leaders drop their plans to buy fancy jets | foxnews | 30 (r 20, b 10) |
4 | WH Says Girl Chosen at ‘Random’ to Speak at Town Hall | foxnews | 28 (l 2, r 18, b b8) |
5 | Pelosi Calls Health Care Critics ‘Un-American’ | foxnews | 28 (r 14, b 14) |
6 | Latino Leaders Call for Illegal Immigrants to Boycott Census | foxnews | 24 (l 2, r 12, b 10) |
7 | Outbursts, Hot Tempers Fill Town Hall Meetings | foxnews | 24 (r 16, b 8) |
8 | Obama: Recovery Will Take Years Not Months | foxnews | 24 (r 20, b 4) |
9 | AARP Faces Backlash From Seniors Over Health Care Reform | foxnews | 22 (r 16, b 6) |
10 | Palin to stump for conservative Democrats | foxnews | 20 (r 6, b 14) |