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How does the Information Environment Threaten National Security? (video blog)

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Today’s information environment poses opportunities and threats to our national security. Wireless communication and social media have increased the speed and range of information sharing, diffusing the power once held more centrally. In the videos.

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2024 elections meet social media – How local governments can stay ahead

American City & Country

Social media is a critical aspect of the 2024 election in different ways from years prior. adults saying they at least sometimes get news via social media, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center survey. Social media is a tool that can shape public perception, and if done correctly, it can be a source of truth.

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The 2023 Guide to Social Media for Libraries: New Instagram Success Secrets for This Year

Super Library Marketing

This is the fifth installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. Instagram is the fourth most active social media platform, behind Facebook, YouTube, and WhatsApp. The Instagram algorithm is the most sophisticated of all the social media platforms.

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Communicating Effective Emergency and Disaster Warnings

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

specializes in disaster and risk with a primary focus on online informal communication, and public alerts and warnings disseminated via short messaging channels. specializes in disaster and risk with a primary focus on online informal communication, and public alerts and warnings disseminated via short messaging channels.

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The 2023 Guide to Social Media for Libraries: New LinkedIn Success Secrets for This Year

Super Library Marketing

This is the first installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. At the Library Marketing and Communications Conference this year, library marketers were asking each other, “What are you going to do about Twitter? You can also use this platform to build trust with your community.

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Harnessing data for safer communities

American City & Country

The data deluge: Challenges of managing and analyzing information In the modern law enforcement landscape, the emergence of real-time crime centers has opened possibilities and presented significant challenges. Navigating the information flood. This ensures ease of maintenance and access to critical information.

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Local governments are less impacted by polarization, survey finds

American City & Country

Heated national debates also “create flashpoints” of polarization in smaller communities. The head of communications for a municipality in Wisconsin found that conversations concerning LGBTQ+ programming have “become more of an inflection point” over the past four years.