Poilievre’s media strategy picks up where Harper left off, but unclear if it will work this time, say political insiders
It’s still an open question if relying chiefly on social media to communicate one’s message is enough for an opposition leader to win an election, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Martin Stringer calls it a career
Plus, former Conservative Party deputy leader Lisa Raitt appointed to CBC’s appointment advisory committee, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery bans a member from certain shared spaces for 90 days.
Trust in mainstream media loses out at semi-annual Munk Debate
Canadians’ faith in the mainstream media is not as bad as it is in other countries, but it is still declining.
‘What to do when the battle is everywhere’: Carleton to host panel discussion surrounding journalists and online hate
Plus, professor Cristine de Clercy has been appointed as the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Trent University, and Global National Ottawa correspondent Abigail Bimman has a new baby.
The tech party is over
For all the time that Elon Musk has been actively online, you’d think he’d remember the golden rule of social media: the internet always wins.
Government should hold social media companies accountable for hate, harassment
Online is not different from the real world; it is the real world.
Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers
A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the ‘most urgent’ concerns.
Twitterati has a laugh as another American joins ranks of those who share name with prominent Canadian politicians
In what’s becoming a bit of a tradition for some Americans who share both the names and similar Twitter handles of prominent Canadian politicians, Danielle Smith, a former television host in St. Louis, Mo., made it clear on Oct. 7 that she was not the new leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, Danielle Smith, after […]
Poilievre’s ‘adversarial’ media strategy ‘concerning’ for democracy, but unlikely to change as long as it keeps working: Hill observers
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s strategy to avoid taking questions from traditional media and make adversaries out of legacy media journalists makes him “impervious” to questions, which is “corrosive” and “concerning” for democracy, observers say. Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) has been sparring with some members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery both during his leadership run and […]
Disinformation has a long history in Canada
OTTAWA—A recent Ekos survey of Canadians found a disturbing relation between the amount of disinformation an individual agrees with, and the level of support for the “Freedom Convoy.” Rest assured this author views even the name of the convoy one of the most insidious and effective uses of propaganda in recent years. On the surface, […]
