I’m writing to give my opinion on the coverage given by media outlets to the local government elections held recently.
I had read the stories leading up to the election of the Mayor with a small amount of interest but the live blog on the night of the vote counting was addictive.
I normally like to be out and about on a Saturday night but that weekend I found myself stuck at home.
My Faceboook and Twitter kept updating and after reading a few of the posts I was hooked.
Every few minutes there was updated numbers, pictures and discussion comments and I found myself refreshing more times than I would have expected.
As the voting got closer between three candidates I almost felt like I was watching a live sporting event.
It is great to be able to get news from the Bunbury area on the weekends and I really enjoy keeping up with what is happening in my City more than just once a week when the paper is dropped on my front lawn.
One of the first things I do when I get to work is log onto my social media to see what has happened overnight.
It is so much fun to feel like I’m involved in the news.
Posted online by J. Henry, Bunbury.
