Chris TrottierMar 29, 2023

The greatest story about social media. I don't think it gets better.

In November 2022, @TexasObserver became one of the first newspapers to start their own Mastodon server.

Unlike most newspapers, @TexasObserver operates as a non-profit.

This week, the non-profit’s board of directors voted to disband @TexasObserver.

But within 48 hours, people have given $250,000 so it can continue to exist.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-observer-journalists-and-staff

@fediversenews

Show threadChris TrottierMar 29, 2023

Pause and think about this.

Since November, journalists have been cynically dismissing the Fediverse, saying that journalists cannot subsist here.

Well, the Fediverse may have given @TexasObserver a lifeline! So much of the donations from the GoFundMe have come from the Fediverse — many commenters saying they discovered @TexasObserver from their Mastodon server.

We, the Fediverse, just might save a storied institution of journalism!

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