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. 2013 Mar 6;8(3):e55957. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055957

Table 1. Lists of tokens most overrepresented in intrastate and interstate communication.

Interstate Intrastate
Token Ratio Token Ratio
wall .590 city 2.254
nyc .600 tonight 1.737
street .699 march 1.669
news .718 join 1.494
99% .756 solidarity 1.387
bank .763 day 1.354
don’t .782 square 1.333
media .837 please 1.243
peaceful .845 park 1.220
nypd .847 now 1.179

‘Ratio’, defined as Inline graphic, is small when a token is more common in intrastate traffic and large when a token is more common in interstate traffic. Terms relating to rallying supporters are more predominant in intrastate communication, while interstate traffic tends to favor terms such as protest slogans and references to the media.