While I enjoy tackling more serious topics, I decided to take a break this week and write about something a bit more light-hearted: government social media accounts that are breaking the mold. Here’s a list of agency accounts that are taking social media to the next level with cool photos, hilarious memes and the “best-of-humanity”. Each of these accounts showcases unique approaches to making memorable, shareable posts from even the most mundane content, ensuring that audiences follow, engage and reshare.
Here are 15 X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts — with sample posts — that are absolutely worth a follow.
On X (Formerly Twitter)
Lawrence, Kansas Police Department
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources
On Instagram
NPS (again — the parks have got game!)
TSA (Travel Tips and Dad Joke Hits)
Emily Ryan has worked cross-functionally as a designer, full-stack developer and UX researcher to solve a variety of digital issues for public and private sector spaces, focusing on civic tech. She’s worked across start-ups, federal government and consulting agencies. She holds a BFA in Design, an M.A. in Criminal Law and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Government, focusing on technology’s influences and impacts on global democratic movements and free and open elections. In her free time she runs ultramarathons and travels, preferring locations with traditional European holiday markets, walking food tours and modern art exhibits.
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