Mainstreet Technologies has produced a local poll about the Civic election process. It is notable for the question which asks if local campaigns are too long. (Gosh do you think so?) What’s not said is why people feel so pummeled. The drum beat of 24-hour news, which lives largely by news conferences, and social media. It is another case where the media is seen to be oblivious to its influence. The effect has evolved. Great metropolitan newspapers like the Star have been propping up and knocking down issues as a source of interest for decades.without much (any?) acknowledgement that this is their business. CP24
