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Nicole Martin on How Rising National Tensions Affect Local Government

2021/6/10
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Nicole Martin: 社交媒体的负面影响以及民众对政府服务的知情度不足，是担任城市沟通主管的意外发现。2020年以来，社交媒体上针对地方政府的恶意言论和威胁激增，给公共信息官员带来了巨大的压力和挑战。作为公共信息官和市议员，她对社交媒体的看法因角色而异：作为公共信息官，她赞扬社交媒体的积极作用；作为市议员，她则对其负面影响感到担忧。针对城市官员的暴力威胁和死亡威胁有所增加，执法部门需要采取措施保护官员，但这增加了政府的财政负担。社区建设是应对社会分裂和负面情绪的关键，地方政府应发挥重要作用。地方政府应该更好地讲述自身故事，以增强公众信任，从而更好地应对危机。参与地方政府工作是一段充满挑战和学习的经历，但也可能让人身心俱疲。有效的沟通对地方政府至关重要，城市需要配备专业的沟通团队。只有少数市民关注地方政府事务，但一小部分人的声音却可能通过社交媒体等渠道被放大，影响政策制定。由于新闻报道的减少，城市需要寻找新的沟通方式，例如建立城市新闻网站或应用程序，以更有效地与市民沟通。鼓励人们参与地方政府事务，需要具备政治勇气，为长远利益做出决策。 Chuck Warren: Nicole Martin在地方政府工作中展现出韧性和同理心，她的经历使她成为一名优秀的公共信息官。 Sam Stone: 西部的干旱问题日益严重，对电力供应和居民生活造成威胁，需要采取长远规划来解决。主流媒体对福奇邮件事件的报道存在偏差，掩盖了其中一些关键信息，这反映了媒体的政治偏见。

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Nicole discusses the lack of education about the vital services provided by local governments and the challenges posed by social media.

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This week on Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam are joined by Nicole Martin), the Community Relations and Public Information Officer for Provo City, Utah. Nicole previously worked as the Communications Director and Deputy Mayor for Sandy City under former Mayor Tom Dolan. She was also the Communications Director for Herriman City and has served the last three years as a member of the Herriman City Council. As both a public relations officer and an elected representative, Nicole has seen first hand how social media and national trends affect the way local government operates, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. In her work as a communications officer, Nicole has worked to ensure that citizens understand what is really happening in their city.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrokenPotholes)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brokenpotholes)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brokenpotholes/)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broken-potholes)

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