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Trustworthy public communication :How public communicators can strengthen our democracies

14 Jun 2024

This report provides evidence-based insights and recommendations on how public communicators can strengthen democracies by navigating (new) information ecosystems in ways that earn the trust of citizens. At a time when trust in government is increasingly important to democracy, the report aims to support public administrations in tackling the societal challenges in communication faced around the globe. The report combines state-of-the-art scientific knowledge and insights from experts, new empirical research on the moralisation of policies and values-targeted communication strategies, and input from citizens on this topic to provide practical guidance to policymakers and public administration communications professionals.
information policy democracy public service behavioural sciences decision-making mass media research report communication skills citizen-authority relations policymaking disinformation

Authors

Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Smillie, Laura, Scharfbillig, Mario

Catalogue number
KJ-NA-31-970-EN-N
Citation
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Smillie, L., Scharfbillig, M., Trustworthy public communication – How public communicators can strengthen our democracies , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/695605
DOI
https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/695605
ISBN
978-92-68-17933-8
ISSN
1831-9424
Pages
120
Published in
Belgium
Themes
Information policy , Justice and home affairs

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