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Where the White House is leading us with TikTok — Columbia Journalism Review

Where the White House is leading us with TikTok

Columbia Journalism Review December 2025 Research

Used Python scrapers, machine learning image analysis models, and an NLP sentiment analysis system to track the White House TikTok account's engagement metrics, visual use, and text meaning to understand the strategy behind the account. Data was analyzed using descriptive and diagnostic methods. The top comment on 97 of 101 videos was negative despite 1.4 million followers.

Tools & methods
social media analysispythonLLMsNLPsdisinformationalgorithmic accountability

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