Social media darling and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (#PMJT) is currently frolicking in Washington (instead of with pandas) for the first Canadian state visit in 19 years. Appropriately, @JustinTrudeau turned to Periscope to livestream his press conference with President Barack Obama.
If you didn’t happen to catch the press conference on Periscope, there’s always the White House on Snapchat. The government social media account gleefully shared snaps throughout the visit with a dose of humor that made me do a double take.
Gone are the days of CSPAN—and even CNN—as the way to keep up with political remarks. While the traditional media outlets still streamed the remarks, and dutifully sent their reporters, the public took a front-row view from their phones.
Five takeaways from this choice:
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