Who's driving the story? Question period, social media, and changing political communications
Where: Parliamentary Restaurant, 6th Floor, Centre Block
When: Thursday, March 8, from 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.
The practice of strategic political communications is changing fast to keep pace with new forms of citizen engagement. Voters and journalists in particular are using social media to scrutinize any number of issues affecting the country. Nowhere is this scrutiny more evident than in the coverage of Question Period.
In this talk, Dr. Alexandre Sevigny (McMaster University) will delve into the world of political communications, exploring the reciprocal relationship between Question Period and the media. Dr. Sevigny will use the discussion of Question Period to show how political communications and marketing must become more evidence-based to meet the expectations of increasingly informed, social media savvy citizens and journalists.
This event is free for members of the media. Recordings of the lecture are available upon request.
This event is organized in partnership with McMaster University.
About the Big Thinking lecture series
Presented by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Big Thinking lecture series is committed to bringing big ideas in the humanities and social sciences to new audiences - creating opportunities for researchers to challenge and inspire policy makers, citizens, academics, students and community members on the critical questions of our time.
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Alison Hebbs
613-238-6112 ext. 351