Archive for the ‘Courts’ Category

Random Thoughts: The I Just Got Back From Reno, Again, Version

09 Oct 2009 at 15:04

Michael Sommermeyer

Communication, Courts, Government Social Media, Law, Social Media, Speaker

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I just returned from a day trip to northern Nevada to teach media relations to judges at the National Judicial College.  The participants are judges from various states taking college-level courses on ethics, courtroom procedures, and in my case, transparency and accountability. I joined up with Judge Steve Smith of Bryan, Texas, [...]

The Proper Use of Social Media By Governments

20 Aug 2009 at 21:59

Michael Sommermeyer

Courts, Government Social Media, PR Education

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On the heals of the Court PIO Conference in St. Paul, I was asked to help a number of courts explore the proper strategy for government use of social media channels. Of course, the use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools depends on the strategy. An organization wishing to develop a relationship and [...]

Quick, Make Your Vacation Plans!

07 Jul 2009 at 11:01

Michael Sommermeyer

Courts, PR Education

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Little ‘ol me has been tapped as a social media expert to sing the praises of using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and my other tools as a way for courts to reach out to audiences. I’ll be in St. Paul, Minn the first week of August at the Conference of Court Public Information Officers meeting. I’ve [...]

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