Tamara Small: Social Media and Politics

• 6 months ago
• Radio
• Duration 7:16

A Dryden councillor is under fire for comments he made in a Facebook group earlier this month. Councillor Ritch Noel was reprimanded by council this week over statements about a member of Eagle Lake First Nation who had died. An expert in social media and politics is reminding elected officials to think before they post. Tamara Small is a political science professor at the University of Guelph. She joins us on the line now to talk about best practices for politicians online.