Aaron Derfel

@Aaron_Derfel · Montréal, Québec · joined 01 Jul 2010

I'm an investigative journalist at the Montreal Gazette. You can also find me on . Here's my bio: ↓

29 132Followers

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17 625Posts total

43.3KViews on collected posts

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Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel23 Jul

BREAKING: The youngest child was 4. She had bruises on her body and showed signs of malnutrition. Three children died just weeks from each other while under the care of a youth protection agency in Montreal. Exposé by @jackdlwilson in The Gazette.👇 https://t.co/ZC1vec0Og3 2.7K views · 22 likes · 17 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel12 Jun

@Aaron_Derfel I know this will sound irrelevant, but do we know what type of walkie talkie? Can someone identify the size and look of it? Did it look like a FRS/GMRS radio (the ones you buy in blister packs at walmart/online) or large and black with an antenna longer than 3 inche 217 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel12 Jun

BREAKING: The suspect in the attempted arson of a synagogue in Westmount had a walkie-talkie on him, suggesting he may not have acted alone. Here's my story below: 👇 https://t.co/RZSvLqMw3g 9.2K views · 58 likes · 17 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel11 Jun

@Aaron_Derfel I am a refugee from Montreal, Quebec who escaped in 1988 from the illegal language laws that oppress Anglos. 192 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel11 Jun

@Aaron_Derfel Left in 1981 and the best decision of my sorry life This is what turned Montreal from an international and francophone city into a backwater 292 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel11 Jun

@Aaron_Derfel Our government hard at work. While Maisonneuve-Rosemont is still in ruins. 575 views · 8 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel11 Jun

Years after banning Italian "pasta," a year after banning "Go Habs Go!" — the Office québécois de la langue française is now banning the Yiddish word "nosh" from the name of a small Montreal restaurant. For those who don't know, "nosh" means to nibble. https://t.co/JmJnZ7v673 26.6K views · 129 likes · 26 reposts · 31 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel10 Jun

BREAKING: What does it say about Quebec's youth-protection centres that a growing number of teens keep running away from them? Excellent reporting by @KayLaframboise of the @mtlgazette on this troubling phenomenon. 👇 https://t.co/23zGz4eLCn 1.1K views · 6 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Aaron Derfel@Aaron_Derfel6 Jun

1) Powerful story by The Gazette's new summer intern, Abby McLaughlin, that showcases the indomitable spirit of Montreal's Jewish community following the attempted arson of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Westmount. The worshipers will not be intimidated. https://t.co/PkUyyBjxO1 2.4K views · 19 likes · 6 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

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Likes64.1%252 in total

Reposts17.8%70 in total

Replies10.4%41 in total

Quotes4.3%17 in total

Bookmarks3.3%13 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

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