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Mother Jones doubles previous traffic peak with video of Romney on 47% (spike in donations and subsc
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/188903/mother-jones-doubles-previous-traffic-peak-with-video-of-romney-on-47-percent/
by Julie Moos Published Sep. 18, 2012 4:34 pm Updated Sep. 18, 2012 4:39 pm
Controversial video of GOP nominee Mitt Romney talking to donors made its way to “Mother Jones” magazine Monday via Jimmy Carter’s grandson. Here’s the impact, by the numbers.
215,000: Mother Jones magazine circulation
About 2 million: Pageviews for story with Romney 47% video, “double the magazine’s previous 24-hour record,” Mother Jones co-editor Clara Jeffery told The New York Times.
384,000+: Twitter mentions of “47%” and #47percent since the video was released.
FULL story at link.
