Open government goes social
The public has a right to see public records generated in social media.
Blacksburg officials tweet as @blacksburg_gov. Roanoke County Public Schools share information on Facebook. They and every other government body that uses social media create public records along the way.
The Library of Virginia recently released a fact sheet on social media records that every state and local government and agency should read. So should Virginians interested in keeping tabs on what government is up to.
January 31, 2013 - 12:10 AM
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