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POLICING MUST CONFRONT DAMAGING SOCIAL MEDIA CLIPS
Broadcaster and Barrister Robert argued that policing must stop dismissing damaging social media clips and confront these head on. During a conference session titled ‘Trial
by Social Media’, the criminal barrister explained to panellists John Apter, National PFEW Chair, and journalist Danny Shaw, that forces and the Fed should change strategy from a “1990s media response to a 2021 media landscape”. It began with John setting out the
issues colleagues face when incorrectly highlighted on social media. “Our colleagues are hung out to dry on social media,” he said. “Then we hear comments that come from self-appointed experts in policing, and they can give views which are actually false. It’s fake news. Trial by
media is really damaging, and more needs to be done to redress the balance and hold social media companies to account.” Mr Rinder agreed social media clips
were a “wholly and unfair representation of what took place” and did “enduring, permanent and irreprovable damage”. He suggested the key to responding to unfair media criticism was to alter the way the Federation and police forces dealt with cases where officers suffered trial by media. Calling for better training for
young officers, he added: “It’s about understanding not just the law, but also that you are in the presence of people filming you. Policing in 2021 needs a meaningful, national communications strategy that communicates about how to communicate on social media. It’s not
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just about the facts anymore – you need a more thoughtful response strategy, and to understand why people feel a certain way when you see a social media clip. “It is also about using the same tools as the people standing there with a camera – a new thoughtful, contemporary strategy is needed.” Danny Shaw, head of strategy at criminal
justice and communications consultancy Crest Advisory and the former BBC home affairs correspondent, differentiated between mainstream and social media and explained how journalists in the mainstream media were extremely cautious about the veracity of social media clips. He said: “The public are wise enough
to know this. However, public confidence in policing is strong, and what impacts
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