Richard Nixon

Australians want their politicians to be “in touch”. They want us to listen.

Adapting to new technologies is critically important for politicians. In the 1960s, successful politicians had to embrace the new medium of television.

.Nixon vs Kennedy: Not many people are aware that Nixon had more followers on Twitter before the great debate

In the US, John F Kennedy understood the immense power of communicating directly into people’s living rooms

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    11:17pm | 22/07/09

    Hey, what’s the deal with Mike Rann blocking everyone on Twitter, who criticizes or disagrees with his Govt’s policies? Interesting that he is still happy to follow porn sites and scams.  Wouldn’t you think, with all the negative publicity that he has received , he would have blocked all those… Read more »

 

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