Tom Bateman

@tombateman · Washington, DC · joined 16 Jan 2009

BBC State Department correspondent. Former Middle East. Foreign policy & international relations. Signal tom.6441 https://t.co/fLCMP8nTQ8 email tom.b.dc@proton.me

23 136Followers

7 287Following

8 773Posts total

56.6KViews on collected posts

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Tom Bateman@tombateman21h

Great interviewing here that gave insights into the backstory of the diplomacy and a clear hint at what the UK perceived in advance the US position was going to be 479 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman23h

“It doesn’t matter if a story is flattering or not flattering to the government. If it’s true and if it affects service personnel we’re going to write it”. @lara_korte told me about being fired by the Pentagon from her role as a reporter on Stars and Stripes magazine https://t.

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442 views · 10 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman9 Sep

As the UK was set to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements, predictions grew that condemnation and a backlash was coming from the White House. So far, it hasn’t happened. We tried to examine why… https://t.co/r1UDWRpV11 333 views · 9 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman9 Sep

In addition to Mississippi, there have been multiple other cases of black Americans found hanged from trees, including four in North Carolina this year. Three were ruled a suicide. An autopsy is pending for the fourth. Crucial reporting from @BrandonDrenon https://t.co/WlTFOhvA5S 304 views · 4 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman9 Sep

@tombateman Is that democratic Palestine in the room with them? 826 views · 59 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman9 Sep

@tombateman When did the territories become occupied? 1.4K views · 122 likes · 4 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman9 Sep

@tombateman Jerusalem is the undivided capital of Israel. Open a consulate in Ramallah. You have no right to force our capital onto the Palestinians. 780 views · 82 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman8 Sep

The very long standing sign that used to be on the wall in the British consulate in East Jerusalem. Israel has said it will close the consulate in retaliation for the UK’s trade ban on settlements https://t.co/poxueeNsH6

52K views · 114 likes · 43 reposts · 46 replies Open on X →

Tom Bateman@tombateman8 Apr 2022

1. Civilians who escaped Mariupol in recent days have described the growing desperation in the besieged city, including accounts of bodies buried in shallow graves, looting by Chechen fighters, and starving residents being killed when they venture out of shelters to find water 0 views · 2.4K likes · 870 reposts · 68 replies Open on X →

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8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. ordinary reach for its size, stronger reaction than most.

Median views630this account999median for 10K–100K

Reach, %2.72%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %3.27%this account1.92%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	630	999	0.63×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.72%	3.62%	0.75×
Engagement rate	3.27%	1.92%	1.71×

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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.

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52K8 Sep

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47910 Sep

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Engagement rate per post

0.39%8 Sep

10.90%9 Sep

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7.51%

2.63%

3.60%

2.94%

0.63%10 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.92%.

What the audience does

Likes74.2%403 in total

Reposts11.4%62 in total

Replies9.2%50 in total

Bookmarks5.2%28 in total

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

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