Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians. Speaking at the annual Manning Networking Conference, Ford accused journalists of being "far-left" and intent on distorting the messages of politicians. Ford said the spin put on political messages by mainstream media no longer matters. Now there's social media so we're circumventing the media through our social media." Ford Nation LiveDuring last year's provincial election, he recounted how he "drove the media crazy" by going directly to voters through social media tools like Facebook and Youtube and Twitter.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2019 18:27 UTC