Comment 54145

By arienc (registered) | Posted December 31, 2010 at 11:48:10

I know for a fact that councillors ARE listening and using news media comment boards and communities (such as this one) to gauge public opinion.

A posting that I made to a board recently has been quoted in the stadium debate. Councillor Whitehead has also taken the initiative to test the waters on the Ticat blog. I'm sure Ryan has countless examples of how RTH, and the Our City, Our Future campaign have contributed and influenced the political process. To claim that blogs, online forums and social media are ineffective would be naive. To claim that they play a dominant role would also be naive, but there is enough evidence to indicate that people in positions of responsibility do listen.

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