TV audiences go social as Republican convention coverage wanes

Reuters reports on the GOP convention viewership and social media through Tuesday.

Reuters reported:

The Twitter Political Index measuring tweeters’ feeling about a candidate on scale of 1 to 100, 1 being not favorable, saw Ann Romney’s score rise from 45 to 83 after the speech.

Facebook and CNN’s election insights website also showed a 58 percent increase in users talking about Mitt Romney on Tuesday with the number peaking during Ann Romney’s speech.

Read the article on the Chicago Tribune site, TV audiences go social as Republican convention coverage wanes – Chicago Tribune.