Michael Savage

@michaelsavage · Medialand · joined 26 Jun 2008

Media Editor, The Guardian. Views my own. DMs open. 👇👇👇michael.savage@theguardian.com Need a secure way to contact me? Signal username: word_builder.20

34 694Followers

3 611Following

532Posts total

297KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views5 032this account3 259median for 10K–100K

Reach, %14.50%this account10.24%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.39%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	5 032	3 259	1.54×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	14.50%	10.24%	1.42×
Engagement rate	0.39%	1.40%	0.28×

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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

193.7K21 Aug

2.1K

1.8K

27922 Aug

24.8K27 Aug

6K28 Aug

28.9K31 Aug

32.4K1 Sep

4K3 Sep

Last 10 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.10%21 Aug

0.58%

3.37%

5.02%22 Aug

0.23%27 Aug

0.10%

0.37%28 Aug

0.41%31 Aug

0.27%1 Sep

0.72%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.40%.

What the audience does

Likes56.2%407 in total

Reposts10.8%78 in total

Replies8.7%63 in total

Quotes5.9%43 in total

Bookmarks18.4%133 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.

Latest posts

NEW: @ameliadimz announces Chicken Shop Date is coming to an end..! Comes after recently saying the YouTube show now ranked alongside Graham Norton/Radio1 Breakfast for influence. A massive media change. Working on movie and with BBC on teen drama. https://t.co/pwZIWFNSUj 4K views · 22 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies 03 Sep 2026 NEW: The BBC has WITHDRAWN the promise of a job to a group of apprentices. The decision has angered some inside the broadcaster, who see it as unfair and short sighted. This is all before the bulk of big cuts coming. A tough time at the beeb. https://t.co/YUjzzhjYDb 32.4K views · 55 likes · 23 reposts · 4 replies 01 Sep 2026 NEW: Ten years ago, @ameliadimz was told trying to get a celeb on her YouTube show was madness. Agents wouldn't touch it. Now she says Chicken Shop Date ranks alongside Graham Norton/Radio 1 breakfast on a manager's wishlist. Premium eg of media change: https://t.co/E9BEmfsyfk 28.9K views · 107 likes · 10 reposts · 1 replies 31 Aug 2026 Should TalkTV have stated a reporter who reached Britain via a small boat was a Reform member/activist? Media critic Mic Wright says failing to gave a partial picture to viewers. Isabel Oakeshott, who oversaw doc, says how he votes is "his own business" https://t.co/PwD9W3nOvQ 6K views · 12 likes · 8 reposts · 1 replies 28 Aug 2026 Brittin is really leaning in to the global discussion over the impact and influence of social media algorithms after the $18bn Meta settlement. This is a big idea - an iPlayer 2.0 - but obvious questions. Would creators favour BBC over YouTube? Can it really go global? 3K views · 0 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 27 Aug 2026 NEW: UK YouTube?! Matt Brittin backs creating a “public service algorithm” free from big tech biases. Suggests inviting creators to make YouTube-style content curated by algorithm “biased towards what we want public service to be”. Radical. Realistic? https://t.co/Ww7h11fzRK 24.8K views · 28 likes · 8 reposts · 12 replies 27 Aug 2026 @michaelsavage @TinaBrownLM The “Legendary” Tina Brown has told a lot of legends when it comes to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The most recent episode was from a deceased legend who couldn’t confirm the details in which Tina herself had to admit her recollections varied. She a 279 views · 13 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 22 Aug 2026 @michaelsavage @TinaBrownLM She did not get the exclusive. It's widely reported. She likes to pretend like she knows what is happening in their lives 1.8K views · 59 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 21 Aug 2026 @michaelsavage @back_the_BBC @TinaBrownLM Tina Brown is a know nothing has been who is manufacturing gossip as she did her whole career. 2.1K views · 11 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 21 Aug 2026 NEW: The legendary @TinaBrownLM confirms Meghan Markle "has a job", landing an acting role... https://t.co/k0wg9qq0BP https://t.co/BUUMyFS3WY 193.7K views · 100 likes · 22 reposts · 38 replies 21 Aug 2026