Policing, social media and the new media landscape: can the police and the traditional media ever successfully bypass each other?

Colbran, Marianne P.

doi:10.1080/10439463.2018.1532426

Policing, social media and the new media landscape: can the police and the traditional media ever successfully bypass each other?

This study explores three issues. Firstly, it examines the effect of the use of digital platforms on the relationship between the police, the press and the public, in the context of restricted police/press contact in the United Kingdom. Secondly, it considers the question, raised in an Australian co...