Ian Urbina ✓

@ian_urbina · Washington, D.C. · joined 12 Aug 2013

I run a journalism non-profit called The Outlaw Ocean Project, which produces stories for venues globally about environmental and human rights abuses at sea.

21 254Followers

2 418Following

9 619Posts total

3.5KViews on collected posts

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Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina21 Sep

Myrhwan began painting graffiti in 1999 in Linares, Spain, at a time when it represented rebellion, identity, and freedom. For him, graffiti has always been rooted in the street, in occupying space, confronting the city, and making a presence felt where none was invited. That 594 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina15 Sep

Tickets are now on sale for the UK premiere of Rhapsody on the Outlaw Ocean, screening as part of the London Breeze Film Festival at Riverside Studios. This is an animated musical documentary that we made with composer and lyricist William Segal, drawn from ten years of 348 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina4 Sep

We’re really excited to kick off the film festival campaign for Rhapsody in The Outlaw Ocean next month. We’ll be heading to London for the film’s UK premiere on Saturday, October 24 at 8:00 p.m. at Riverside Studios, as part of the @LondonBreezeFF . https://t.co/T11iVh1njz

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Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina24 Aug

"I researched this issue thoroughly to illustrate the true nature of the problem. One of the primary causes of injury, and sometimes death, among these animals is plastic littering the sea. Almost as if a dark metaphor, we are painting on a surface made of recycled plastic, the 187 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina24 Aug

As part of The Outlaw Ocean Mural Project, MIN8 is one of the leading figures in urban art in the Southern Cone and a pioneering force in female graffiti in Uruguay. Since beginning her artistic journey in 1998, she has played a significant role in the evolution of the country's 823 views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina19 Aug

They say, "I believe public art can simplify complex ideas and empower individuals with a distinct type of knowledge. Pairing art with journalism amplifies the impact of this medium, allowing the ideas expressed in the painting the possibility of reaching a wider audience." 152 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Ian Urbina ✓@ian_urbina19 Aug

The Outlaw Ocean Mural Project brings the stories and reporting of The Outlaw Ocean Project to public spaces around the world, pairing journalism with the power of art. Gerilya is an artist collective formed in 2008. Its original members hail from the College of Fine Arts at the 732 views · 7 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views594this account989median for 10K–100K

Reach, %2.79%this account3.87%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.85%this account1.53%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	594	989	0.60×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.79%	3.87%	0.72×
Engagement rate	0.85%	1.53%	0.55×

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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

73219 Aug

152

82324 Aug

187

6934 Sep

34815 Sep

59421 Sep

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.37%19 Aug

1.97%

0.85%24 Aug

0.53%

2.16%4 Sep

0.57%15 Sep

0.51%21 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.53%.

What the audience does

Likes66.7%30 in total

Reposts15.6%7 in total

Replies6.7%3 in total

Quotes2.2%1 in total

Bookmarks8.9%4 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.