Julio Ojeda-Zapata

Input, please.

I'm the guy deciding whether, when and how to put my employer, the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper, on Mastodon.

I'm mulling options, implications and possible repercussions rather than making this a knee-jerk move.

One big decision is which instance to use.

Any thoughts? @glennf? @dsilverman? @adamengst?

Feb 4, 2023 at 9:23pmWeb
Show threadGlenn FleishmanFeb 4, 2023
@ojezap @dsilverman I’m not sure there’s a downside! It seems like it’s a way to find a new audience and a refreshed one. I wonder if it might require a commitment of 3 to 6 months of a little focus—like an hour’s worth a week—of curating stories, writing longer posts, and interacting with people’s reactions? Maybe that’s already in the budget?
Show threadDKFeb 4, 2023
@ojezap
Don’t have any real advice, but very curious to see how this plays out here. So far my Mastodon experience has been very tech heavy, with not much local content. I think you are the first Minnesota reporter I’ve seen so far…
Show threadMike SpoonerFeb 5, 2023
@ojezap @glennf @dsilverman Would commissioning a new (organisationally-branded) instance be worth considering?