Jeff JarvisDec 17, 2022
It is remarkable -- remarkably depressing -- how slow news media organizations are on taking up Mastodon, especially after Musk's attacks on reporters this week. Get with it, people!
https://mstdn.social/@ZhiZhu/109525881919494151
Zhi Zhu (@[email protected])

It would absolutely wonderful if news outlets hosted their own Mastodon instances. A few news orgs that have done that: @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] And several others that have created official Mastodon accounts on general instances: @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Not sure if this one is official: @[email protected] If anyone knows of any others, please let me know. #News #FollowFriday

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Show threadKevin WerbachDec 17, 2022
@jeffjarvis Were news orgs and journalists any faster in taking up Twitter? My recollection was that in the aughts, many more of them were jumping on Second Life.
Show threadJeff JarvisDec 17, 2022
@kwerb It's a good question. If one considers that they are already acclimatized to "social media" then this now is just a question of which place.
And I don't remember much takeup of Second Life. Perhaps that's because I was too busy at the time making fun of it.
Show threadKevin Werbach
@jeffjarvis More of my point is that a "social media" protocol with 8 million users is different for journalists than a platform with 300 million and direct pathways into the traditional media ecosystem. I can't blame those who care more about reach than conversational quality.
Dec 17, 2022 at 4:23pmWeb
Show threadJeff JarvisDec 17, 2022
@kwerb But, of course, the reach was never 300 million; it was only as many as one reached. We have the opportunity to get out of the mass-media definitions and mindset of scale, eh?
Show threadKevin WerbachDec 17, 2022
@jeffjarvis Amen, brother.