Governing in the age of social media

[Benton]

(09-26-2017, 11:00 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Does he put out news on these sites that isn't available to the press via his press office?

Yes.

If it's the official social media, it's taken that anything he says or posts is an official statement. So if he Tweets "I love pancakes" that's an official statement, even if he doesn't make that statement available through a press secretary or on a web site or mailer or whatever.

Where the issue is, Bevin started blocking people who would comment "I don't like pancakes." Which has brought up the issue of him disseminating official statements in a mode that is now prohibited for some constituents.