I need your help…
NPR is leaving Twitter but they are planning to focus on Instagram
We need to tell them to join the Fediverse
Many of their journalists’ accounts, as well as their main account, haven’t been active on mastodon. Tell them how much we need them here. (In fact, they should have their own instance)
Use the link, tell NPR we are waiting for them here and spread the word far and wide:
@flexghost I sent a letter.
"I was fascinated to see this article detailing NPR's decision stop posting on Twitter because of the "government funded" media label. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label
I know that NPR is planning to focus more on Facebook and Instagram as large networks. Please also consider a federated network, like Mastodon or Pixelfed. While these networks are smaller than instagram, they are growing quickly. Content on Mastodon is not algorithmically prioritized..."
"... so non-clickbait, non-bombastic content performs better and engagement tends to be higher.
Also, the network is not governed by a mercurial billionaire but a collection of volunteer-run moderators.
Some media companies are encouraging their journalists to create mastodon accounts, such as the Washington Post: https://mastodon.social/@drewharwell/109711258904364441
Various other media companies are spinning up Mastodon services for their staff:
- Medium: https://me.dm
- Flipboard: https://flipboard.social"
flexghost.
Derek Caelin is writing a book