Spelling errors and social media outrage: on the Conservative Party of Canada’s error-ridden pamphlet
Author
Faculty Advisor
Date
2021
Keywords
elections, social media
Abstract (summary)
The age of social media permanently changed the way voters engage with elections. At the centre of this change, a Conservative Party of Canada mailer riddled with errors became the focus of a debate: were the errors the result of an ineffectual copyeditor, or were they something else? In looking at the 2021 Election as a whole, it becomes clear that spelling errors in the doorknocker were not only intentional but part of a larger strategy built to stew outrage and further stoke divide between Canada’s political parties.
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Item Type
Student Report
Language
English
Rights
All Rights Reserved