Matt Friedman

@MattFriedmanNJ · joined 25 Jan 2011

Author of NJ Playbook. https://t.co/GCjZ4y3pHT

32 438Followers

1 303Following

17 142Posts total

79.2KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ4 Sep

The idea that children's hospital executives who live 2.5 hours from DC wanted to meet with Fetterman because they want a free trip there is so ridiculous. 2.1K views · 58 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ3 Sep

This is an $84 million in kind contribution by Donald Trump to NJ Democrats. But it's made up of NJ taxpayer money. 6.9K views · 29 likes · 3 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ3 Sep

Burlington Turncoat Factory 17.9K views · 206 likes · 11 reposts · 28 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ3 Sep

Deadlocked once again. And no plans announced to hold a future meeting. Still a giant mess. 1.9K views · 8 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ3 Sep

The School Employees Health Benefits Commission, which is about to attempt another vote on health insurance increases, just deadlocked on whether to even allow public comment. 3.6K views · 10 likes · 1 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ3 Sep

There's an unusual power struggle going on in the NJEA. https://t.co/PqwaCekY7e 699 views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ2 Sep

Julie O'Connor has been doing some really excellent work on Newark schools. 2.3K views · 16 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ1 Sep

Oh, Newark BOE. Transparency is needed, as well as some attention from @NJComptroller. (I don't usually re-post Assemblywoman Fantasia, but she isn't being over-the-top here...Newark students and taxpayers deserve better) 7.9K views · 21 likes · 8 reposts · 10 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ1 Sep

Mikie Sherrill took a big swing by endorsing Seth Moulton against incumbent Ed Markey in today's MA Dem primary. https://t.co/ZRzBB3bcAs 5.9K views · 17 likes · 3 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ1 Sep

One of my biggest regrets as a reporter is that when NJ led the charge to undo the federal sports betting ban, I did not see grasp how ubiquitous it would become, nor the tremendous damage I think it's probably doing to young men. https://t.co/4mOERPoDmI 2.9K views · 59 likes · 7 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ1 Sep

Update from upstate in the real Garden State: New York. I hereby declare that New Jersey cedes the Garden State nickname to New York unless and until New Jersey legalizes cannabis home grow. https://t.co/9J67niqQ55 1.6K views · 21 likes · 2 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ22 Aug

@MattFriedmanNJ Why does the Kean campaign have to let in Democrat activists? These aren't journalists anymore than you're a journalist. You are an activist. 310 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ22 Aug

@MattFriedmanNJ FYI, here's what Junior posted on FB this morning: "I do the most local press engagements of any NJ Member of Congress. " 1.3K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJ22 Aug

Ridiculous https://t.co/g0OeG0GwjW 23.7K views · 85 likes · 17 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

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14 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views2 625this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %8.09%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.62%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	2 625	924	2.84×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	8.09%	3.62%	2.24×
Engagement rate	0.62%	1.52%	0.41×

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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.

Views per post

23.7K22 Aug

1.3K

310

1.6K1 Sep

2.9K

5.9K

7.9K

2.3K2 Sep

6993 Sep

3.6K

1.9K

17.9K

6.9K

2.1K4 Sep

Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.46%22 Aug

0.31%

0.65%

1.73%1 Sep

2.41%

0.47%

0.54%

0.74%2 Sep

1.00%3 Sep

0.47%

0.59%

1.38%

0.53%

3.01%4 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes75.7%537 in total

Reposts7.9%56 in total

Replies11.0%78 in total

Quotes2.0%14 in total

Bookmarks3.4%24 in total

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

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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