OTTAWA — Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians. The Ontario premier told a conference of conservative thinkers, strategists and politicians Saturday that journalists are "losing the battle" to inform people about the news. Speaking at the annual Manning Networking Conference, Ford accused journalists of being "far-left" and intent on distorting the messages of politicians. Social media presenceFord 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."

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2019 17:15 UTC