TY - JOUR PY - 2021 SN - 1972-4926 T1 - The challenges of public sector communication in the face of the pandemic crisis: professional roles, competencies and platformization JO - SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE DA - 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM DO - 10.3280/SC2021-061002 UR - http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=69047 AU - Lovari, Alessandro AU - Ducci, Gea SP - 9 EP - 19 IS - 61 VL - XXXII LA - EN AB - The pandemic crisis has led to a renew centrality of public sector communica-tion in a hybrid and convergent media ecosystems aiming at (re)building relation-ships based on trust between institutions and citizens. This contribution reflects on the strengths and fragility of the Italian public communication in the face of the pandemic, considering regulatory processes and paths of professionalization. It focuses also on the challenges of social media use in public sector, suggesting a critical approach towards the platformization of the public sector communication activities. The last part of this manuscript presents the different articles that com-pose the special issue. PB - FrancoAngeli ER -