Patrick Healy

@patrickhealynyt · New York, NY · joined 03 May 2010

Assistant Managing Editor, New York Times • pdh@nytimes.com

23 897Followers

1 465Following

5 043Posts total

412.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views63 204this account3 259median for 10K–100K

Reach, %264.48%this account10.24%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.26%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	63 204	3 259	19.4×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.6× audience	10.24%	25.8×
Engagement rate	0.26%	1.40%	0.18×

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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

57.4K10 Apr

215.8K11 Jul

76K15 Jul

12.7K17 Jul

50.4K14 Aug

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.20%10 Apr

0.16%11 Jul

0.41%15 Jul

0.35%17 Jul

0.16%14 Aug

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

What the audience does

Likes52.1%535 in total

Reposts16.8%172 in total

Replies17.4%179 in total

Quotes2.3%24 in total

Bookmarks11.3%116 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

How did @nytimes journalists handle the White House’s Air Force One deception and the fall-out? We spoke about The Times’s reporting and judgment calls with @peterbakernyt @dougmillsnyt & @dickstevenson - gift link: https://t.co/uljAUcJopH 50.4K views · 58 likes · 17 reposts · 3 replies 14 Aug 2026 Have a question about @nytimes and our journalism? About how or why we do what we do? Feedback, skepticism, criticism? The NYT Trust Team would like to answer more of your questions on our platforms. Use this link to ask us anything: https://t.co/M70Ich9mX4 12.7K views · 20 likes · 11 reposts · 9 replies 17 Jul 2026 Why are the Trump administration’s subpoenas to five @nytimes reporters relevant to all Americans? Because the role of a free press in a democracy is at stake, as @nytimes executive editor Joe Kahn lays out in this video (gift link). https://t.co/rHX19NKpzA 76K views · 179 likes · 71 reposts · 59 replies 15 Jul 2026 Last month the @nytimes broke open serious, credible allegations about Graham Platner’s treatment of women. Some people criticized the story or wanted it written differently. I spoke with its editor about our reporting and how we handle on-the-record & off-the-record informat 215.8K views · 207 likes · 43 reposts · 95 replies 11 Jul 2026 A federal judge has rejected the Pentagon's new attempt to restrict reporting. It's the latest First Amendment victory in the @nytimes lawsuit defending the ability to report freely and fairly. Check out this video to learn more about the lawsuit. https://t.co/mfHmEaYYst 57.4K views · 71 likes · 30 reposts · 13 replies 10 Apr 2026