Mastodawn

Jeff Jarvis Dec 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

Mastodon 🐘

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Darryl Collins 🚴🏻Dec 17, 2022

@jeffjarvis

#BylinesNetwork @BylinesNetwork doing it right. They have their own server (Bylines.Social) hosting all ten of its local citizen journalism publications, with website verifications throughout:

1) The English regionals:
@YorksBylines
@NEBylines
@BylinesEast
@CentralBylines
@NWBylines
@KentBylines
@SussexBylines
@WEBylines

2) The nationals:
@BylinesScotland
@BylinesCymru

#Bylines

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David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽

@darrylxxx @jeffjarvis
This is a fantastic example of how to do it.

Not every little local paper has the resources to host their own server but syndicates can and small papers that aren't part of a larger network could also collaborate to give their journalists an online professional home that can't be yanked out from under their feet.