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The #elxn41 Wordcloud Says What?
As we move into week two of election coverage, I thought it might be interesting to try and get a bird’s eye view of what the campaign conversation sounded like on Twitter. Major party platforms have been announced, all parties have made big policy promises and great debates about debates have been and are currently [...] Read Post
Hand over your keys and step away from the computer
Would you give your employer access to your home voice message service? Let them rummage around your fridge for clues of what might turn out to be an embarrassing disclosure in the future? Would you give them your usernames and passwords for various social media sites? Well, it’s happening (at least the latter). Organizations are [...] Read Post
Can You Be a Politician Without a Website?
Anybody who’s anybody has a website. Communications folk say it’s a necessity, like a postal address and phone number, yet increasingly important because of the role search plays for the public in locating policians, political candidates, and key thought and opinion leaders on specific issues. But, do you actually need a website? As much as [...] Read Post
Will Twitter Decide the Next Federal Election?
Do you hear that hum? It comes in waves. When it’s most noticeable, it has the slightest rattling sound to it. Don’t worry. It’s not your hard drive. It’s the growing swarm of people buzzing about a possible spring election. Which means, journalists are checking in with their digitally engaged contacts to find out what [...] Read Post
The 5 Must Read Sites for Federal Political Coverage
Continuing a theme begun by my colleagues Matt Salvatore with his piece on the ‘Top 5 political blogs’ and Michael Von Herff’s piece ‘The 10 best tweeters for those following Ottawa’, I’d like to discuss those web sites and blogs that are essential reads for those tracking issues, events and gossip in federal politics. With [...] Read Post
Has the Press Gallery Finally Turned on the Government?
Well it had to happen sooner or later. Today’s news conference on the Hill that saw Stockwell Day sparring with reporters who eventually accused him of “not making any sense” on crime data and the census, is telling. Has the Ottawa press gallery finally turned on the government? The Harper government should take solace in [...] Read Post
