Today on The Daily Brief, Brian Lambie, President of Redbrick Communications says government agenices and public employees often default to avoiding social media. The thinking is, avoiding social media means avoiding landmines. But Brian says it can create a blind spot, particularly for municipal agencies if they aren't aware of or attuned to local issues being discussed and debated in social media communities. He notes, you don't have to be a big city to do it right. We give a shout out to Selwyn Township for it's handling of the tornado that hit the Peterborough area on May 22, 2022.
