I couldn't believe the Conservative campaign in 2019 took so long to release key points of platform. You could see it on a number of the sites you mention in the article, but opponents were screaming about the Conservatives standing for nothing, and not having any discernable policy points. Meanwhile, the NDP and Jagmeet Singh were scoring points with future voters via TIk Tok, and even then nowhere near the amount of content I'm sure we'll see this time around.
I would LOVE to hear more of the "inside baseball" of the election campaign in future articles, please keep it coming!
Thanks for writing this Ken. Insightful and wise. As someone who has covered his share of provincial and federal campaigns - old style - I'm not sure whether to be encouraged or despondent about these evolutions.
Weird to think that most political messaging is moving to platforms I never paid attention to (Twitter, TikTok) or have abandoned in disgust (Facebook). Weirdly, I did a project on switching to Over-The-Air TV so I could stop paying the Shaw oligopoly for TV, and rediscovered local TV news. It may not have the staff it did, but it hits all the highlights I'd actually remember.
Oh, and it's "principal opponent", not "principle". Funny mistake for a professional wordsmith.
So, basically it would go like this: "News and opinions from Candidate X is now available 24/7 aka streaming on twenty social media channels. Pick your favourite one and you'll soon find a virtual version of your local candidate."
Don't we all hope that the candidate is able to use these communication tools to their maximum potential?
Personally I'm very skeptical; the odds of being successful surely are less than 1 in 10.
I couldn't believe the Conservative campaign in 2019 took so long to release key points of platform. You could see it on a number of the sites you mention in the article, but opponents were screaming about the Conservatives standing for nothing, and not having any discernable policy points. Meanwhile, the NDP and Jagmeet Singh were scoring points with future voters via TIk Tok, and even then nowhere near the amount of content I'm sure we'll see this time around.
I would LOVE to hear more of the "inside baseball" of the election campaign in future articles, please keep it coming!
Thanks for writing this Ken. Insightful and wise. As someone who has covered his share of provincial and federal campaigns - old style - I'm not sure whether to be encouraged or despondent about these evolutions.
Weird to think that most political messaging is moving to platforms I never paid attention to (Twitter, TikTok) or have abandoned in disgust (Facebook). Weirdly, I did a project on switching to Over-The-Air TV so I could stop paying the Shaw oligopoly for TV, and rediscovered local TV news. It may not have the staff it did, but it hits all the highlights I'd actually remember.
Oh, and it's "principal opponent", not "principle". Funny mistake for a professional wordsmith.
So, basically it would go like this: "News and opinions from Candidate X is now available 24/7 aka streaming on twenty social media channels. Pick your favourite one and you'll soon find a virtual version of your local candidate."
Don't we all hope that the candidate is able to use these communication tools to their maximum potential?
Personally I'm very skeptical; the odds of being successful surely are less than 1 in 10.
Good article, Ken.