David Shepardson ✓

@davidshepardson · Washington, DC · joined 24 Mar 2009

Reuters reporter in DC covering transportation, aviation, autos + (anything that moves) FCC tech Pvs @DetroitNews Michigan native. Father of three, husband

33 195Followers

11 909Following

174 590Posts total

346.9KViews on collected posts

Neueste Beiträge

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson3 Sep

.@USDOT in new AV strategy: "AV Shuttles in National Parks: The ITS JPO and FHWA are partnering with the National Park Service to test AV transit services in challenging domains. (ITS JPO/FHWA)" 767 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson3 Sep

.@TheJusticeDept goes to SCOTUS seeking to implement postal voting restrictions https://t.co/StxD2bOxrt https://t.co/pBYEkzBOb3 807 views · 4 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson3 Sep

Last big day of the 2026 summer travel season 1.3K views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson3 Sep

New: bird strike incident at LGA this am involving @AmericanAir 737-800 https://t.co/cUKY8r8SdH 1.1K views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson3 Sep

My mom and her brothers delivered @GRPress for (I think) around two decades (and were once featured in the paper for their long service). My first professional story was a free-lance piece for @BayCityTimes and I also delivered papers. I too will miss the print papers 1.2K views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson3 Sep

We are big fans of the physical The Grand Rapids Press that we receive twice a week at work. I love a good physical paper. Really going to miss it 😟 1.4K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson2 Sep

New: @FAANews tells @Reuters that @boeing paid the full fine in January 1.3K views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson2 Sep

Boeing paid $3.1 million fine to FAA over widespread safety violations https://t.co/6XmUeWMZZi 3.6K views · 5 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson2 Sep

The phone companies don't make handsets -- this is from @Cisco 2.3K views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson2 Sep

I've asked all the major US phone companies who gave @POTUS the phone but no clarity yet 6.2K views · 14 likes · 2 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson2 Sep

Not the anecdote I was expecting in my feed 6.6K views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

David Shepardson ✓@davidshepardson2 Sep

Ted Cruz says Matthew McConaughey once jumped on his bed at 2:37 AM and begged him to get up and go drinking. "So I'm asleep, and Matthew McConaughey comes rushing into our bedroom. He jumps on our bed on all fours and he's jumping up and down, going, Ted, come drink with me!" h 320.3K views · 672 likes · 21 reposts · 189 replies Open on X →

Im Vergleich zu Konten gleicher Größe

12 Beiträge aus den letzten 90 Tagen, verglichen mit der Größenklasse 10K–100K Follower. übliche Reichweite für diese Größe, schwächere Reaktion als bei den meisten.

Medianaufrufe1 326dieses Konto924Median für 10K–100K

Reichweite, %3.99%dieses Konto3.62%Median für 10K–100K

Interaktion, %0.28%dieses Konto1.52%Median für 10K–100K

Kennzahl	Dieses Konto	Median für 10K–100K	Verhältnis
Medianaufrufe pro Beitrag	1 326	924	1.44×
Reichweite (Aufrufe ÷ Follower)	3.99%	3.62%	1.10×
Interaktionsrate	0.28%	1.52%	0.18×

Weitere Konten dieser Größe → Mit einem anderen Konto vergleichen → Wie diese Vergleichswerte entstehen →

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

320.3K2 Sep

6.6K

6.2K

2.3K

3.6K

1.3K

1.4K3 Sep

1.2K

1.1K

1.3K

807

767

Last 12 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.28%2 Sep

0.12%

0.38%

0.04%

0.28%

0.08%

0.22%3 Sep

0.82%

0.54%

0.00%

0.99%

0.39%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes74.1%722 in total

Reposts3.2%31 in total

Replies20.5%200 in total

Quotes1.4%14 in total

Bookmarks0.8%8 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.

Frequently asked questions about @davidshepardson

How many followers does @davidshepardson have?

33 195 followers.

How many posts has @davidshepardson published?

174 590 posts.

How do posts by @davidshepardson perform?

Collected posts: 12. Views: 346 896. Likes: 722.

Neueste Beiträge

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Views per post

Engagement rate per post

What the audience does

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