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Conyers Encourages Constituents to Use New Media

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For Immediate Release

June 8, 2010                                           

Contact: Jonathan Godfrey

(202) 226-6888                                                                                               

 

Conyers Encourages Constituents to Use New Media

 

Washington, D.C – Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement today explaining his adoption of various types of new media in communicating with his constituents.  Through popular social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, Rep. Conyers is now able to keep in immediate reach with his constituents like never before.

 

The following can be attributed to Rep. Conyers:

 

“Never before during my tenure in Congress have I had the ability to communicate instantly with my constituents. The world has gotten immeasurably smaller with the advent of new media tools. Now I can have a meaningful one-on-one conversation with a constituent more quickly and simply than ever before.

 

For me, posting a message on Facebook or a video on YouTube is as beneficial as receiving a phone call or a letter. As always, I greatly value feedback from my constituents, and I encourage them to use any medium.”

 

New media tools used by Rep. Conyers include:

 
  • Facebook: At www.facebook.com/congressmanconyers, constituents can write to the Congressman on his wall and stay up to date on what he is doing in Congress and for his district.
  • Twitter: At www.twitter.com/repjohnconyers, constituents can follow the Congressman’s every-day act ivies and statements at home in Michigan or at the Capitol in Washington.
  • YouTube: At www.youtube.com/user/JCMI14, constituents can watch video to catch up with the Congressman’s latest television and town hall appearances.

·         Flickr: At http://www.flickr.com/photos/rep_jc constituents can click through pictures of the Congressman to get a closer look at what he is up to in his district and in Congress.

 
 
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