Government Social Media Blog

Being in-the-know on all the latest social media updates and how they not only affect your job but also your communities during crises, is an enormous task, but it's absolutely possible. Get the lates...

You are 100% ready to e-meet your peers at the virtual Social for Safety Conference happening in just 23 days, but there’s just one last thing you need to do: convince your higher-ups. 

It’s been a t...

Are you ready to get to know your Social for Safety Conference keynote speakers more? These four industry experts can’t wait to e-meet you & strike your socialgov inspiration at this year’s conference...

Welcome back for this week’s very important Government Social Media Chat! So… what can govt employees post on social? Let’s help get each other tips & advice on this tough topic.

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Influential social media leaders and experts — including reps from Facebook, government agencies, private industry and more — are ready to e-meet you at this year’s virtual Social for Safety Conferenc...

In a matter of months, government PIOs all over the country felt more pressure than ever after COVID-19 replaced our sense of normalcy with a constant need to be on, added stress from the financial cr...

Do you have comment overload? During this week’s Government Social Media Chat, we got together virtually to decompress and get some great advice on how to handle comments in, “Keeping up with the Comm...

The Call for Speakers for the virtual Social for Safety Conference is officially open! 

Are you a social media leader or industry expert and want to help your peers feel less overwhelmed by 2020? We’re...

Many public communicators are overwhelmed by 2020’s difficult conversations, but you don’t have to face frustration alone. Get social media training to protect your agency, keep public trust & strengt...

Congratulations to the 2020 Golden Post Awards winners!

We’re proud of all finalists & entrants who submitted their agency’s best work, and especially excited to announce the winners of these 15 catego...

Words are important. It’s not only what you say, but how you say it. You need to carefully craft your messages with meaningful, clear words with the right tone. During this week’s Government Social Me...

Contributed blog post by Valerie Walston
Plain Language Editor and Trainer, Write On

If you didn’t know it before COVID-19, you know it now: people process information differently during a crisis. A...

Many communities are transitioning to virtual events only during the pandemic, and government social media professionals have to find new ways to maintain audiences’ attention, create unique outreach ...

Your important, complex role as a government social media professional is even more crucial during 2020's difficult conversations. To best support government communicators in the U.S., your hard work ...

Contributed blog by Yael Bar-tur, Social Media Consultant

I don’t know one police officer who isn’t filled with a combination of rage, disappointment and embarrassment after watching the video o...

Jay Socol, Government Social Media Council Representative 

By now, most of us have transitioned from telling our communities how to stay safe and indoors to telling them how to incrementally resume n...