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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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Harnessing data for safer communities

American City & Country

The ability to gather, store and analyze almost unlimited amounts of data has transformed almost every aspect of society, including law enforcement. On the one hand, it offers law enforcement agencies an unprecedented wealth of information that can be harnessed for situational awareness, safety, coordination of response times and more.

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How One Law Library Marketer Breaks Through the Noisy Digital World To Reach a Target Audience

Super Library Marketing

Now Renee gets to spend every day surrounded by books (and other great services, of course) in her role as Library Education and Communications Coordinator for the Law Library Victoria. Their physical and digital collections are made up of legal databases, textbooks, legislation, journals, law reports, and research tools.

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Addressing federal record retention in mobile device messaging

AWS Public Sector Blog

NARA defines federal records as “all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business.” Now more than ever, agencies are seeking to communicate through secure channels, and maintain and preserve those communications.

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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The street is paved with flagstones and parking is forbidden by law. We have even pointed out that Pope Francis says that obeying minor laws is important, a Christian duty and an example to others. If the police fine her, then they are at fault and so is the law. I still believe in rational communication and objective reality.

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Calls for stronger cybersecurity policies for TikTok on government devices

Open Access Government - Technology News

With no plans to prohibit individual MPs from using TikTok – which many MPs use as a form of social media, including cabinet minister Grant Shapps and backbench MP Ben Bradley – senior parliamentarians have requested calls for the installation or use of TikTok on government devices to be completely banned.

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4 Tips for State and Local Government Leaders to Get Started on Threads

zencity

Social media has significantly changed the communication landscape, bringing government leaders closer to the people they serve and building trust between them. Almost overnight, Threads , the new social network competitor to Twitter launched by Meta and Instagram, has reached a critical mass of users.