Chris TrottierNov 5, 2022
Journalists at mainstream media such as Vice, Forbes, and NBC have made their own instance. They can be found at https://journa.host
Journa.host

The server for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. Home to active & retired journalists, media scholars, and a variety of news and journalism adjacent professionals. #Newstodon

Mastodon hosted on journa.host
Show threadChris Trottier

There's good reasons and bad reasons for https://journa.host to exist.

Good: These are people who shape public opinion and act as cultural gatekeepers

Bad: These are people who shape public opinion and act as cultural gatekeepers

Journa.host

The server for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. Home to active & retired journalists, media scholars, and a variety of news and journalism adjacent professionals. #Newstodon

Mastodon hosted on journa.host
Nov 5, 2022 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadChris TrottierNov 5, 2022

Welcome journalists to the Fediverse!

I've often said that if you care about the long term health of your industry, create your own instances.

However: remember that not everyone wants to interact with you.

Show threadChris TrottierNov 5, 2022

To everyone who doesn't want to be quoted on media by journalists, have their posts embedded on their sites, or engage in any "cultural wars" -- remember you can block journalist instances!

This is a power that individual users have.

Show threadVivekaNov 6, 2022
@atomicpoet this is wonderful; journo culture was a big part of what killed the other place, federation allows it to be attenuated.
Show threadVivekaNov 6, 2022
@atomicpoet ah dammit journa.host has been flooded and closed for new entrants. Really journos should follow @danhon’s proposal but in the meantime someone needs to stop them flooding your big instance and turning it into the bad place
Show threadNunoNov 6, 2022
@atomicpoet but public toots remain public to anyone, even without a Mastodon account. How useful is blocking journalist instances then?
Show threadChris TrottierNov 6, 2022

@no_On It's useful for blocking journalist instances from interacting with your *instance*. Meaning they can't send you messages, natively boost your posts, or in any way engage with accounts that you host.

Certainly, if your messages are public, they can screenshot and repost on their instances. If this is a worry, you can take your instance private.

Show threadJason B 🧙‍♂️Nov 5, 2022
@atomicpoet Agreed. I did follow at least one person @parker as I also follow Parker's substack. But there are so few posts by most if any really. It's almost as their agent/manager created the page and they have yet to actually do anything. Gonna see what happens next....
Show threadChris TrottierNov 5, 2022
@jkb @parker I really hope that they're good citizens on the Fediverse.
Show threadTaco DaveNov 9, 2022
@atomicpoet horse_edit: “Bad: These are people”