The Use of Twitter by Police Officers in Urban and Rural Contexts in Sweden

The aim of this article is to investigate the nature information sharing via Twitter by police officers. We examine content Tweets in urban and rural contexts using a sample 20 police-related accounts, comparing official personal accounts active Southern Sweden. Exploratory data analysis in-depth compose underlying methodology. find distinct pattern consistency shared compared regardless if they are from or areas. However, some urban–rural differences were observed between regarding public engagement, operationalized as likes Retweets. study calls for discussion new models engagement social media society that increasingly shaped internet.