Brenna T. Smith ✓

@brenna__smith · joined 16 Jun 2012

@WSJ visual investigative reporter. Past: @BaltimoreBanner, @nytimes, & @bellingcat. The other BTS.

14 117Followers

2 249Following

10 579Posts total

94.2KViews on collected posts

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Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith11 Mar

@brenna__smith What a moron. These people are citizens AND terrorists ! If you attack federal officers, you will be killed or sent to jail ! So, to NOT go to jail, do NOT attack federal officers ! Capice ? 45 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith8 Mar

@brenna__smith Wow! A partisan hack manages to find 32 people not successfully prosecuted. No mention of officers and families of officers doxed and living in fear. 133 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith8 Mar

@brenna__smith They are citizens alright & if they obstruct ICE they go to jail. 109 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith8 Mar

For the last year, the Trump administration claimed that immigration officers have been under attack. Vehicle rammings. Bitten fingers. All signs of a rampant uptick in assaults against federal officers. The government has labeled alleged perpetrators on X as "domestic 15.1K views · 111 likes · 67 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith29 Jan

Grateful that I got to talk with @storybench about the reporting process behind our visual investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti. Storybench's behind-the-scenes series is a resource I've used for years, and I'm honored my team's work is now a part of it. Read it here: 751 views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith10 Jan

🧵A fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis is one of 13 incidents since July where federal agents used deadly force against civilians in vehicles. A WSJ investigation of visual evidence reveals how these stops escalate. Read the full investigation ⤵️ w/@bellecushing, @jeffwilen & 10.9K views · 54 likes · 49 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith2 Jan

A bit delayed, but still wanted to share -- The last few months of 2025, I teamed up with @vbauerlein & @kcallop to piece together what really happened on Camp Swamp Road the night Scott Spivey was killed. The shooter claimed self defense, claiming Spivey shot first. But did 372 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith30 Jan 2023

@brenna__smith @ThisAmerLife Congratulations on your wonderfully reported piece! 37 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith27 Jan 2023

@brenna__smith @ThisAmerLife Just donated to her Gofundme page thanks to you and TAM. Great reporting. 60 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith24 Jan 2023

@brenna__smith @ThisAmerLife Congrats, Brenna! I was so thrilled to hear your story when I listened to TAL this afternoon. Well done. 329 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Brenna T. Smith ✓@brenna__smith23 Jan 2023

I spent my hour long commute to and from high school listening to @ThisAmerLife. It's how I fell in love with journalism. Fast forward to now. Hearing my reporting and Renee's story on the show was...simply surreal. Listen here:https://t.co/coFn0yEuCJ 66.3K views · 297 likes · 36 reposts · 20 replies Open on X →

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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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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes66.0%477 in total

Reposts21.2%153 in total

Replies4.6%33 in total

Bookmarks8.3%60 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.

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