My main (fuzzy) indicator for mastodon growth (and by implication the exodus on other platforms) are the usercounts of some quality, high reach #news organisations.

One of those that I follow is @tagesschau (german language)
They are adding over a hundred daily users atm, cruising towards 60.000 followers now.

A good sign. A month ago they were only adding some 10 a day.

#Xmirgration #MetaMigration #germanynews #deutsch #newsonmastodon

IRS Accused Of Breaking Policy For Trump | News Breaking LIVE | NewsBreak Original

Democrats in the House Ways and Means Committee claimed on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's tax returns were not audited for his first two years in office, according to the New York Times.

NewsBreak Original

An #Illinois school for students with #disabilities has routinely used the police to handle discipline, resulting in the highest arrest rate of any district in the country. In one recent year, half of Garrison School students were arrested.

https://www.propublica.org/article/students-police-arrests-illinois-garrison-school?

#education #news #breakingnews #journalism #investigativejournalism #breaking #criminaljustice #newsbreaking #mastodon #newsonmastodon #newsbreaking #propublica

The School That Calls the Police on Students Every Other Day

An Illinois school for students with disabilities has routinely used the police to handle discipline, resulting in the highest arrest rate of any district in the country. In one recent year, half of Garrison School students were arrested.

ProPublica

Could we start a hashtag specifically to help journalists settle in and getting known and followed on Mastodon?

Is there already one?
I imagine there might be more creating accounts tomorrow maybe.

Perhaps something like:
#NewsOnMastodon
#JournalistsOfMastodon

What do you think #journalists and #Mastodon and everyone?

#BREAKING: At least seven members of Iraq's federal police were killed Sunday during an attack near Kirkuk in the country's north - AFP

#iraq #middleeast #terrorism #war #news #breakingnews #madtodon #newsbreaking #newsonmastodon #afp #military

I still miss the news - and no, the newsbots are not a replacement for the dozens of great international journalists working in areas I care about that I had been following for a decade and who posted anecdotes and analysis as well as links to their published work. They’re not a replacement for the news-obsessed amateurs either, their wry takes and personal experiences. #theNews #NeedNews #NewsOnMastodon
Elon Musk suspends Kanye West's Twitter account

Ye's last tweet was an unflattering photo of Musk. Musk confirmed the suspension in a tweet, saying he tried his "best" with the rapper.

Insider