Darren Samuelsohn

@dsamuelsohn · Washington DC · joined 26 Aug 2008

author of love, journalism - a love letter from the beat: Priors: USA TODAY, The Messenger, Insider, Politico, E&E News, The Olympian, Columbia Missourian

32 280Followers

22 917Following

24 142Posts total

26.2KViews on collected posts

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Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn15 Sep

"Is Joe Rogan a journalist?" I asked my old journalism law professor point blank. Her answer: 'I would, because he is trying to get out information to the public.' But there's a catch. https://t.co/eHCqWP6LmB

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Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn15 Sep

"'Don't just go to MSNBC or CNN or Fox. Try the BBC too.' My old professor Sandy Davidson on why triangulating your news sources isn't optional anymore. https://t.co/oKkBb97Nvv

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Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn15 Sep

118 years ago today, the world's first journalism school opened in Columbia, Missouri. I called my old law professor there to talk about it — and about what actually makes someone a journalist now. https://t.co/PRtwGVPW1i 660 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn11 Sep

From the Notebook: September 11, 2001, The National Mall, by @dsamuelsohn https://t.co/U03jFwv2DJ 474 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn11 May

Whether you’re a newsmaker, a news consumer, or somewhere in between, this is your space to rediscover the passion for storytelling. Sign up here: https://t.co/ouQJjz3IKT 1.5K views · 20 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn11 May

@dsamuelsohn Vaya con dios! 358 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn11 May

Love, journalism is a mission to humanize the craft. My goal is to pull back the curtain on why we do this work, exploring stories of adversity, the projects journalists are most proud of, and how we navigate these turbulent times. 1.7K views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn11 May

I'll be posting more soon at love, journalism - my Substack for a world of fast-cycle news and faceless reporting where we often lose sight of the humans behind the stories. 1.3K views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Darren Samuelsohn@dsamuelsohn11 May

Personal news: I’ve wrapped up my chapter at USA TODAY, where I’ve led our White House, Congress, and campaigns coverage through one of the most volatile stretches in modern history. It was an incredible sprint, but I’m ready to trade the 24/7 news cycle for something a bit 19K views · 144 likes · 8 reposts · 14 replies Open on X →

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4 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views595this account935median for 10K–100K

Reach, %1.84%this account3.43%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.72%this account1.55%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	595	935	0.64×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.84%	3.43%	0.54×
Engagement rate	0.72%	1.55%	0.47×

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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

19K11 May

1.3K

1.7K

358

1.5K

47411 Sep

66015 Sep

652

538

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.88%11 May

0.63%

0.66%

0.00%

1.55%

0.84%11 Sep

0.61%15 Sep

1.23%

0.19%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.55%.

What the audience does

Likes80.2%190 in total

Reposts7.2%17 in total

Replies7.6%18 in total

Quotes0.8%2 in total

Bookmarks4.2%10 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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