How is Buzzfeed covering the Election?

Throughout the next two weeks of the campaign we are going to look at each media organisation. You can see interactive versions here.

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Overall, Buzzfeed is mentioning the Conservatives more than anyone else. Labour is in second place.

Their most prolific journalist is their politics reporter, Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7). He’s tweeted 676 times about the election since Feb 1. He has tweeted mostly about the SNP, followed by UKIP:

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Deputy Editor Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) on the other hand is tweeting more along the lines of the key parties making stories during this campaign (Con, Lab, UKIP and SNP)

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Buzzfed’s corporate accounts meanwhile mention Conservatives considerably more than the other parties.

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How come the corporate accounts focus on Conservative mentions while the journalists mention other parties more?

You can view interactive versions of these vizzes here.

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