An online personality that I find inspirational is Ann-Marie MacDonald from the CBC. Ann-Marie is the host Doc Zone, CBC’s critically acclaimed documentary program. She is also an author, actor and broadcast journalist. I am a huge fan of her program because she is great at breaking down complex societal issues (that often involve technology) into easy to understand pieces on her show. Topics covered on Doc Zone range from surviving the future, investigating the organic food industry, to exploring the dangers and consequences of sexting and Facebook.

Her show brings controversial issues to light and provides the general public a look inside very mysterious and secretive industries. I think the documentary format is a highly effective way to communicate with viewers as it features commentary from the parties involved as well as commentary from the host. It provides the viewer with a balanced view of the topic on hand and lets the viewers decide for themselves whether or not something is good or bad or can be trusted.

I have included Ann-Marie MacDonald into my personal learning network as her work is easily accessible, interesting, and the topics she covers are unique. Her work manages to surprise and inspire me to learn more about the issues covered on the show. Doc Zone is an excellent program to watch if you want to learn something new and exciting. It can be found here.