Sara Stoudt

Sara Stoudt was a 2019 intern with the Los Angeles Times’ Data and Graphics Department.

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California

In the coronavirus crisis, Newsom uses social media to raise awareness of the pandemic — and his profile

California

In the coronavirus crisis, Newsom uses social media to raise awareness of the pandemic — and his profile

The first California governor to fully embrace social media while in office and unleash it as an extension of the bully pulpit, Newsom has capitalized on viral moments, enlisting celebrities as his surrogates to persuade the state’s residents to abide by his stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus crisis and touting his frequent television appearances to discuss the pandemic on Facebook and Twitter.