Memetic copaganda: understanding the humorous turn in police image work

Recently, numerous police organisations have made a strategic decision to employ humour on social media, via memes and other comical posts, to increase community engagement with their content and manage their public image. One key example of this practice comes from New South Wales Police, a state-b...

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Authors: Wood, Mark A. (Author) ; McGovern, Alyce (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Crime, media, culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 305-326
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Copaganda
Internet memes
Digital criminology
Humour
Police Legitimacy
Social Media
Visual Criminology