#695 Election Meme Pregame

July 15, 2021

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The election hasn't even been called yet but our major parties' social media strategies already deserve some attention. And as more Canadians get vaccinated, how will COVID beats evolve? Freelance journalist Nora Loreto co-hosts.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Tiffany Lam

Producer

Tristan Capacchione

Audio Editor & Technical Producer

Links:

Justin Trudeau’s tweet on Cowessess First Nation & CNN op-ed
Erin O’Toole’s cowboy hat
Jagmeet Singh’s Tiktok & ad
The @tefficient tweet about global data plans
Several infographics to help put that Reuters vaccine-mixing article into context
Nora references this report on how COVID deaths might’ve been underreported

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