Denver Native (Carol)
12-02-2014, 11:22 AM
Twitter and Facebook have become the Denver Police Department's preferred method for sharing information about traffic accidents, crime news — and how the Broncos are playing.
The agency's Twitter account, the ninth-most followed law-enforcement account in the U.S., has grown dramatically this year. Social media has become an effective tool for the police department to deliver public safety news, and some casual commentary that some followers say is inappropriate.
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But the tone of the Twitter feed seems to change on weekends, particularly when the Broncos are playing. On Sunday, a flurry of rah-rah tweets from the @DenverPolice account started with a "FAN COURTESY ALERT: if u don't like our fun sports tweets,turn off your device. BOUT TO GET REAL-go @Broncos."
full article - http://www.denverpost.com/News/ci_27046698/Gameday-tweets-by-Denver-Police-seen-as-approachable-inappropriate
The agency's Twitter account, the ninth-most followed law-enforcement account in the U.S., has grown dramatically this year. Social media has become an effective tool for the police department to deliver public safety news, and some casual commentary that some followers say is inappropriate.
AND
But the tone of the Twitter feed seems to change on weekends, particularly when the Broncos are playing. On Sunday, a flurry of rah-rah tweets from the @DenverPolice account started with a "FAN COURTESY ALERT: if u don't like our fun sports tweets,turn off your device. BOUT TO GET REAL-go @Broncos."
full article - http://www.denverpost.com/News/ci_27046698/Gameday-tweets-by-Denver-Police-seen-as-approachable-inappropriate