After reading many posts after the #introductions and some of the frustrations of people leaving Mastodon, one of the leading reasons was access to journalists. I've taken @tchambers 's journalist tracker google doc and converted it to the simple followers import format. Edit your profile, select Import/Export->Import, and upload to directly add 1000+ journalists. File here:

https://alfredsocial-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/andre_alfred_social/EZB3Nvib7c9BpyscIvK3vxwB10rqUxV220tthd0PM-LLWw?e=UegIMM ; screenshots below. #Journalism keeps us free.

journalist_upload.csv

@aoalfred @tchambers Are these journos all US?

@KenWalkerQB @tchambers 's source list is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/edit?resourcekey=undefined&pli=1#gid=1320898902

Original list - to your question, there are submissions all over the globe. @Tchambers also has instructions on how to add more.

Journalists on Mastodon and Fediverse (Responses)

Form Responses 1 Timestamp,What name do you wish to be listed by?,What is your Mastodon handle (@[email protected])?,Do you have a Twitter handle you would like to share? (This can help people you know on Twitter to find you on Mastodon) ,What are your main areas of focus for your journalism? ,...

Google Docs