22. A mayor who wants to do good
Today's guest votes yes to social media. ️✔️ Janice, a freaking MAYOR, has mastered the art of using social media as a community building tool. In this episode, she discusses how she uses social media to facilitate discussion, create a forum for conversation, and truly listen to her town. A must-listen for anyone who wants to use social media for positive change.
Episode transcription
Meet Janice (01:49)
The issues of trying to humanize a town (02:19)
Communicating to a community during a crisis (04:17)
How social media helps Janice to connect to the people in her town (05:39)
The challenges of being mayor (06:51)
How Janice and her town are currently using social media (07:18)
Janice's problems with trolls on social media (09:30)
Phil talks about how getting the attention of trolls can be seen as a positive thing (11:43)
The problems with responding to trolls (16:55)
How the community uses social media to argue with each other (18:30)
Lauren suggest running workshop to teach people how to have meaningful debates online (19:57)
The current political climate and the conversations that are taking place on social media (22:46)