People are more likely to post a Twitter message about a homicide if the homicide occurred close to home. How widely and fast the homicide was reported in the news also influenced number of Tweets. The presence of a knife, a young victim, or a gang related homicide are predictors of Tweet posting frequency. (PLoS One. 2015 Mar 26;10(3):e0121848.)Read More
March 29, 2015
Exploring Twitter to Analyze the Public's Reaction Patterns to Recently Reported Homicides in London.
