Analysis Post Template
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Content Team #1:
Pete R, Sophie T
Mark Z, Tab B
Introduction: When we write social media analysis posts, we’ll begin with 300 words (+/- 50 words, two paragraphs) of text as an introduction. In this section, introduce readers to the relevant history and context behind the bill(s) you’re focusing on, and link to the General Assembly version of those bills. Always name lawmakers on our site as FirstName Last Name (party initial-district) and then hyperlink to their House or Senate profile page, like this: Kim Schofield (D-District 63). On subsequent mentions of the lawmaker on that post, refer to them by their last name only. Use smart links to news articles, YouTube clips, or other contextual information (including links to other articles posted on our curation site) that a reader needs in order to understand the issue. Your goal is to get to the embedded artifact section of the article as efficiently as possible.
Everything following the introduction should follow the pattern of artifact + annotation of that artifact that is 100 words (+/- 50 words). Annotations should also make frequent use of smart links for context. The balance of social media stakeholder artifacts should always be higher than the sum of politician and journalist artifacts. Standard analysis articles should include exactly 10 artifacts where at least 7 come from social media stakeholders and a maximum of 3 come from politicians and journalists combined. Where ever possible, the artifact should be embedded (permitted by X/Twitter, YouTube, Mastodon, Bluesky, and several other platforms). Artifacts that come from platforms that do not permit embedding (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) are less ideal for use, but if you find something is important to include use a screenshot and a hyperlink to the post if possible. When choosing your social media stakeholder artifacts, be precise and selective about ethos. (This introduction is 288 words.)
Annotation: David Wilkerson (D-38th District) posted a tweet on the Friday before the nationally-observed MLK, Jr. Holiday, alerting Georgians to HB 992, the bill he is co-sponsoring. The bill will be an interesting one to watch given that it introduces a seemingly non-partisan issue, but is sponsored by lawmakers on only one side of the aisle (6 Democrats).
Annotation: At the beginning of the legislative session of his final year in office, Gov. Brian Kemp articulated his goals for lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly. This Atlanta News First tweet links to a news story and the ANF’s weekly political show On The Record.
Annotation: The above two tweets (one user quoting another one) presenting interesting questions of interpretation and ethos. However, given that neither address precise questions pertaining to or references of legislation currently under deliberation at the Capitol, we will usually avoid artifacts like these and privilege ones that address current bills up for discussion. Additionally, one of the stakeholders identifies (in posts on other platforms) to be living and registered in a state other than Georgia.
Conclusion: Every analysis post should end with a 150 word (+/- 50 words, one paragraph) conclusion. It should address any of the following topics: 1) expectations for how this bill/topic might develop (including upcoming committee assignment discussions); 2) state or national level news stories that might impact the progress of the bill; 3) legislation in other states that is similar or opposing; 4) other stakeholders to watch who could engage with this discussion.
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