CHAPTER 9
Be Honest and Transparent
Four years ago, I was friended by a New York State senator on Facebook. I accepted, despite not knowing the politician personally, because I admired a public servant using social media to broaden his knowledge and reach. Also, I had nearly run for New York public office myself at one point, and I figured that since I already knew a number of other state senators from that experience, I might eventually run into him, in New York City anyway. Who knows, maybe we’d become “real” friends then? So I was surprised, but not necessarily shocked, when one day while logged in on Facebook, a chat bubble popped up from ...
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