Patrick van Kessel

Former Senior Data Scientist

Publications
report | Jul 16, 2020

Congress Soars to New Heights on Social Media

Democratic lawmakers post more content on Twitter, while the median Republican member now averages more audience engagement than the median Democrat across platforms.

short reads | Dec 4, 2019

10 facts about Americans and YouTube

Using public opinion surveys and large-scale data analysis, we have studied the content on YouTube and how the U.S. public engages with it.

report | Jul 25, 2019

A Week in the Life of Popular YouTube Channels

The media landscape was upended more than a decade ago when the video-sharing site YouTube was launched. The volume and variety of content posted on the site is staggering. The site’s popularity makes it a launchpad for performers, businesses and commentators on every conceivable subject. And like many platforms in the modern digital ecosystem, YouTube […]

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