Dan SinkerDec 17, 2022
Newsrooms should not spin up instances for their reporters partially because this is too new to dedicate strapped staff to, partially because layoffs mean reporters would lose their timelines bc you can't migrate posts, partially because newsrooms are *already* not great at social media policies, and mostly because the problem it ostensibly solves, verification, can be done by just sticking rel=me into author pages and letting reporters self-verify super easily wherever they set up shop here.
Show threadDan SinkerDec 17, 2022

Since this is getting some traction, I'll append with two additional thoughts:

I actually *do* think news orgs should spin up an instance for themselves, because [email protected] looks goofy, but reporters should set up where they want.

And "where they want" shouldn't probably all be on the same server bc that becomes a real tempting honeypot for defederation battles.

Show threadAnil
@dansinker seems clear that writers’ unions should stand up instances too
Dec 17, 2022 at 3:13pmWeb
Show threadJari PennanenDec 17, 2022

@anildash @dansinker @jeffjarvis In Germany DJU (Journalist Union) does have instance: https://dju.social/about

But it's Germany, they love #Mastodon already.

Mastodon

Die Deutsche Journalistinnen- und Journalisten-Union (dju) in ver.di bietet hier einen Raum für Medienmenschen und alle, die an einem freundlichen und konstruktiven Austausch interessiert sind.

Mastodon, gehostet auf dju.social
Show threadMark VanderbeekenDec 17, 2022
@Ciantic @anildash @dansinker @jeffjarvis
"Malware" according to the birdsite.
Show threadtobieDec 17, 2022
@Ciantic @anildash @dansinker @jeffjarvis I've noticed the German affection for Mastodon. It's amazing to see. Do you have any idea why this is the case? More skepticism maybe about power and capital concentration and more of a willingness to do something?
Show threadJeff JarvisDec 17, 2022
@tobie @Ciantic @anildash @dansinker Its creator is German. That has something to do with it, I think. It's not American.
Show threadTed Curran M. Ed.Dec 17, 2022
@jeffjarvis @tobie @Ciantic @anildash @dansinker Germany/Europe in general has been much more proactive about privacy for years than we are in the US. Our homegrown BigTech industry has altered our culture and laws to create a blind spot around privacy.
Show threadtobieDec 17, 2022

@tedcurran @jeffjarvis @Ciantic @anildash @dansinker This is very true and I think the US is wedded to the idea of the inventor/genius. It's as if Americans are always looking for a latter-day Thomas Edison.

An article like this--focusing on Walter Isaacson's reverence for Musk, Jobs, and Gates--is typical.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/14/walter-isaacson-key-to-elon-musk-bill-gates-steve-jobs-success.html

This personality trait helped Musk, Gates and Jobs succeed, says biographer: 'It's something a lot of these people have'

Biographer Walter Isaacson says Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs share a key trait: “They’re not looking for affection from the person sitting across from them."

CNBC
Show threadtobieDec 17, 2022
@jeffjarvis @Ciantic @anildash @dansinker Oops. I should have known that. Thanks for pointing it out.
Show thread∞ Monkeys on a MastodonDec 17, 2022
@anildash @dansinker That makes sense.