Something interesting happened when we looked into which news outlets MPs choose to follow on their personal Twitter accounts.
Everyone knows that the day-to-day business of political debate is handled on Twitter. So examining which news brands MPs follow is indicative of their revealed preferences for providers of real-time news, gossip and analysis. In other words, which titles have the most impact amongst MPs online?
Here’s what we discovered:
- @GuidoFawkes: 354
- @ConHome: 324
- @LabourList: 215
- @Spectator: 245
- @NewStatesman: 222
- @politico: 86
- @politicoeurope: 59
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