‘Buzz’ around Ford’s media strategy ‘almost bigger than the tactic,’ says digital strategist

Much ink has been spilled about the Ford government's tactics for muzzling the media, but there were some signs of progress at a recent presser, according to a Queen's Park journalist.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's strategy to bypass the media is not new. But his government's decision to brand its social media videos as 'news' has raised eyebrows.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s strategy of delivering spin straight to his base through his Twitter channel is less about hoodwinking Ontarians, and more about playing to his base and to the narrative of the media as an opposition party, say some political observers, wh...

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