Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Nowhere is this more true than in the gradual conversion of social media from a source of community cohesion and a means of informing oneself to a purveyor of "alternative facts" and unscientific fantasy, a "manufactured reality" that people nevertheless believe.

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zencity

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At the meeting, we discussed some of the most pressing challenges facing public safety in 2023. Learnings and Takeaways One of the primary topics at the meeting was discussing the recent tragedy in Memphis — how to prevent, and how to respond to crises that breach public trust. I returned from DC energized.

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Social Media Community Engagement Laws Public Safety 52

GCN

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

To combat the rising misinformation threat, some states are bringing on cybersecurity specialists to comb social media and flag posts that spread falsehoods about the voting process.

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Social Media Voting Public Safety 52

zencity

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Zencity automatically collects, anonymizes, and analyzes data from a variety of public or government-run sources, including 311 tickets, comments on local news sites, public-facing social media and community groups, and comments on local government social media pages.

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zencity

JULY 13, 2023

The report is a must-read for law enforcement executives and state and local government leaders that are key stakeholders in the public safety leadership of their jurisdictions. Therefore, understanding and considering community sentiment can contribute directly to public safety and crime reduction.

Laws 52

Laws Public Safety Social Media Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

METRA, the commuter railroad in Greater Chicago seems to have forgotten that some people use railroads as a way to commit suicide (" Metra billboard sparks alternative, grim interpretation on social media ," Chicago Sun-Times ). It would have been easy to do a clear billboard showing lots of traffic versus an easy train ride.

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Social Media Transportation Communications Public Safety 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

Second, social media and other consumption has had a lot of impact on the movie industry (" Poor Box Office Sends 100-Year-Old Theater Chain Into Bankruptcy ," Bloomberg). But that chapter is in desperate need of a rewrite. First, e commerce has decimated local retail.

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Social Media Public Safety Housing Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the time many transit advocates including myself were opposed, because of the sense that it would denigrate a sense of responsibility towards the public good of transit. The system, he said, is one in which "the public has invested millions. And they were asking us to rethink public safety."

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Government Technology Insider

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Furthermore, DS Collins emphasizes the importance of forensically sound practices, highlighting the efficiency and reliability of using advanced tools to capture public-facing cloud profiles and social media data.

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Laws Social Media Public Face Budgeting 59

zencity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

These trends are borne out in the new “public square” – social media, where resident discourse with and about police had shifted following Floyd’s murder: public discourse around policing has increased in volume and is not showing signs of waning.

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Engagement Laws Community Engagement Social Media 52

zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

With conference topics that include how public safety can be impacted by innovation in tech, we already know these are events that can’t be missed. We’re already working with seven out of the ten largest US cities, and this partnership represents a chance to build on those relationships and forge new ones. 2022 NACo Annual Conference.

Local Government 52

Local Government Government City Manager Engagement 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 26, 2024

To help meet these challenges, conducting thorough criminal background checks and social media screening of poll workers should be the first step when onboarding new or returning poll workers. Public Safety: Background checks can help identify individuals who may pose a threat to the safety of voters or fellow poll workers.

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Social Media Voting Laws Security 98

GCN

APRIL 17, 2023

Air Force National Guard was arrested Thursday in connection to the leak of national security intel on the popular social media platform Discord. A 21-year-old Guardsman in the U.S.

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Social Media Security Public Safety 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Do marketing -- harder as local media goes out of business, etc. Work with Hill Rag community newspaper, websites, develop an active social media program, etc. It's the gateway to Eastern Market and Capitol Hill so verve and disorder matters (" Eastern Market Comittee Asks Council for Public Safety Improvements ," Hill Rag ).

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Nonprofit Development Management Transportation 52

Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The real work of government -- delivering services like health care, transportation, education and public safety seems to have taken a back seat. At least thats the impression youd get through the kind of social media upon which many Americans rely to get their news.

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Government Social Media Public Safety Public Administration 90

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 27, 2023

Now, the focus has shifted to public safety." Music City Center CEO Charles Starks told board members recently that convention attendees are hesitant to venture downtown between meetings. "It It used to be that the first questions we got were about sustainability, food service and tech," Starks said.

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