CBC Power & Politics: Digital Door Knocking

Seen on CBC’s Power and Politics panel: How is social media shaping the federal election? How are campaigns going digital and how is social media influencing campaigns? What leaders are using it well? How can this sway voters? Steve Ladurantaye, Ramona Pringle and Andrew MacDougall discuss social media on the campaign trail. Watch the full clip online,

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CBC News Network: Not Just Men Behaving Badly

On CBC News Network: “FHRITP” is a disturbing online trend that’s creeped into real world, showing up at sporting events and in live news casts, where men yell obscene comments at female commentators. What happens when they get called out for their behaviour? In the era of “trial by social media” what’s the line between

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CBC News: Going Offside When Online #elxn42

CBC News Network: Politicians & Social Media Skeletons. There have been social media skeletons unearthed from candidates in each major party. Should people should be held accountable for posts made

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CBC News: Social Media’s Role in the Virginia Shooting

Seen on CBC News Network, CBC News Now, and CBC’s The National, Maritime Noon: The shooting of 2 U.S. journalists has been dubbed ‘America’s first social media murder.’ The shooter took the public hostage as this crime played out in real time on social media. What about the speed in which it spread on social media? Why

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