More Canadians Using Social Media to Engage in Election, But Traditional News Sites Still Seen as Most Important Sources of Information

Three in Ten Canadians (31%) Discussed Policy and Politics on Social and News Media Spaces Online in the Past Week, Up 10 Points Since Start of Campaign

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Toronto, ON – More Canadians are using social media to engage in discussion about policy and politics than before the campaign started, according to a new Ipsos Reid study conducted for Postmedia News and Global Television. Three in ten Canadians (31%) say they have logged on to social networking sites or media news sites in order...

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More Canadians Using Social Media to Engage in Election, 
But Traditional News Sites Still Seen as Most Important 
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