Author: Jabari Simama

Public officials who believe an informed citizenry is important to preserving the rule of law and strengthening democracy must come to grips with the reality that one of our oldest institutions, the news media, is no longer effective at accomplishing these noble objectives. What that means is that government leaders need to become more adept at using social media and other digital platforms to educate and inform the public directly. As a former communications director for a large municipality and media professor at a major university, I have some thoughts about how public officials can and must do more in…