Thefella Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 The funniest story you will read this year https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/government-actively-working-to-improve-communication/ A part time “expert” has been brought in as government is actively working to improve how it engages with the community. The issue has been identified as a priority area due to the popularity of social media and the need to challenge misinformation in the public domain. It sounds like Alf Is finally admitting that he’s losing the information war as he can’t control what people actually say on social media about his government being bloated and not very good. It sounds like another David Brent idea. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 1 hour ago, Thefella said: The funniest story you will read this year https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/government-actively-working-to-improve-communication/ A part time “expert” has been brought in as government is actively working to improve how it engages with the community. The issue has been identified as a priority area due to the popularity of social media and the need to challenge misinformation in the public domain. It sounds like Alf Is finally admitting that he’s losing the information war as he can’t control what people actually say on social media about his government being bloated and not very good. It sounds like another David Brent idea. isn't this what Haywood's private members bill is al about , stifle free speech social media and accuse everybody who speaks out against government of hate crime 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Omobono said: isn't this what Haywood's private members bill is al about , stifle free speech social media and accuse everybody who speaks out against government of hate crime No. Isn't it about people being able to provide and access medical treatment that they want to provide or access without being barracked? Edited September 2 by Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 The last CC was on the 8.00 am news spouting about misinformation on FB. It is looking more like North Korea by the minute. Didn’t Corkish try and get MF banned after some naughty person put the picture of him in a Tutu on display. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Why couldn’t IOMG rely on the services of @Stu Peterswho no doubt could provide excellent assistance, and have knowledge of communication, having years of radio broadcasting experience? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 3 hours ago, Thefella said: The funniest story you will read this year https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/government-actively-working-to-improve-communication/ A part time “expert” has been brought in as government is actively working to improve how it engages with the community. The issue has been identified as a priority area due to the popularity of social media and the need to challenge misinformation in the public domain. It sounds like Alf Is finally admitting that he’s losing the information war as he can’t control what people actually say on social media about his government being bloated and not very good. It sounds like another David Brent idea. I'll repeat I reply I gave on another thread as it shows Cannan's response in all its vacuousness: As ever it's worth looking at the actual Written Question from Thomas and its reply: Whether a review of Government communications is needed; and if so, what the terms of reference would be, and how any review would be procured and undertaken. (Question W-202401-1123 published on 12 08 2024; Answer published on 28 08 2024.) The Chief Minister (Mr Cannan): The centralised Government Communication Service was established in 2014 and supports Ministers and Departments on a wide range of public relations, media and communications issues. Communications activities are also undertaken by people throughout the organisation who are not part of the team based in the Cabinet Office – by communications professionals, senior service leaders and politicians, alongside the everyday interactions of community-facing staff. In all cases, engagement with the public and stakeholders aims to be clear, concise, accessible and respectful. We are actively working to improve how the Isle of Man Government engages effectively at all levels of our community. This is seen as a priority area due to the popularity of social media and to enable the Government to address and challenge misinformation and disinformation placed in the public domain. Advice and guidance to enable continued improvement has been provided since April 2024 to help align the aims and priorities of the administration with the resources available. This process is being supported on a part-time and limited-term basis by a contracted expert who is based on the Island and is in a position to assess objectively the processes currently in place - and how better outcomes might be achieved. A focus is being placed on improving our approach over the next 12 months. A formal, external review at additional expense is therefore not planned at this time. Reading between the lines, what Chris Thomas is actually asking is "Rather than going about things the proper way, why have you got a mate[1] in to review things and no doubt give you the answers you want to hear. Rather than try to find out what people actually want and need from government communications and think could be better. And it does rather have the fingerprints of the ridiculous Ralphs on it as his only idea appears to be to outsource every decision to someone else. [1] Probably someone like James Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 One of the problems is that communications officers often don't really understand the business they are communicating about. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 9 hours ago, 2112 said: Why couldn’t IOMG rely on the services of @Stu Peterswho no doubt could provide excellent assistance, and have knowledge of communication, having years of radio broadcasting experience? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 11 hours ago, Thefella said: The funniest story you will read this year https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/government-actively-working-to-improve-communication/ A part time “expert” has been brought in as government is actively working to improve how it engages with the community. The issue has been identified as a priority area due to the popularity of social media and the need to challenge misinformation in the public domain. It sounds like Alf Is finally admitting that he’s losing the information war as he can’t control what people actually say on social media about his government being bloated and not very good. It sounds like another David Brent idea. i hope they are going to redesign the gov.im website too. That is an important part of government communication and it is clunky to use. Jersey has a Customer and Local Services section which is much easier to access than ours. https://www.gov.je/government/departments/customerlocalservices/Pages/index.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, Moghrey Mie said: Jersey has a Customer and Local Services section which is much easier to access than ours. https://www.gov.je/government/departments/customerlocalservices/Pages/index.aspx the dead sea scrolls are easier to access than ours 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 13 hours ago, Fred the shred said: Didn’t Corkish try and get MF banned after some naughty person put the picture of him in a Tutu on display. No he didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/mhk-challenged-to-discuss-forum-views/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Perhaps a start would be to tell the great unwashed who the expert is, and how much they are being paid 🤔 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 5 hours ago, Two-lane said: https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/mhk-challenged-to-discuss-forum-views/ 'Mr Corkish has since backtracked on his comments saying he isn’t opposed to forums but was concerned about slanderous and defamatory comments, and pictures of him in a tutu ! I added a bit to the quote ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 20 minutes ago, asitis said: 'Mr Corkish has since backtracked on his comments saying he isn’t opposed to forums but was concerned about slanderous and defamatory comments, and pictures of him in a tutu ! I added a bit to the quote ! But he did wear a tutu at a charity event. I was there! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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