COVID Culture: Overcoming the divide

By Sara Williscroft Remember the “we’re all in this together” message from early in the pandemic lockdown? It was the overwhelming message of unity that helped us get through the early restrictions. Fast forward to today, where people are finding more differences in their opinions about the pandemic than similarities. Thoughts and behaviours range from… Read more

The Evolution of Electoral Social Media

By Brett Zielke Marketing and advertising for US elections has changed over the years as technology has grown. Roosevelt successfully utilized radio, Kennedy’s win was largely attributed to his decisive victories in the first ever televised debates with Nixon, and Obama’s early adoption of social media led the way to his improbable victory in 2008…. Read more

Acknowledging Your Implicit Bias

By Lindsay Marcaccio Many of us are unaware we carry biases towards gender, race, religion, ethnicity, etc. These are known as implicit or unconscious biases. Our lived and cultural experiences, upbringing and media shape our unconscious thoughts about others, and often influence our communications. What is implicit bias? According to Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, implicit… Read more

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