We started this account less than 6 months ago. It's going pretty well – thanks to you: 4.2k followers, lots of interactions, questions, and comments. 🎉

A couple of weeks ago, the European Broadcasting Union (#EBU) asked us to write a guest article about our experience with #Mastodon / the #Fediverse, explain the basics, and point out the advantages.  

Challenge accepted. 👍

So here's the finished post by @lxplm, hot off the #blog press. ⌨️

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https://www.ebu.ch/news/2024/03/public-broadcasters-of-europe-lets-all-join-mastadon

Public Broadcasters of Europe, Let's All Join Mastodon!

In this guest post, Alexander Plaum, Innovation Manager at Deutsche Welle (DW), writes about his team's exceptionally positive experience with microblogging in the Fediverse. He also explains why all public broadcasting professionals should try out Mastodon.

@dw_innovation @lxplm

Do you know if there will eventually be a dedicated instance for media companies and journalists?

@torspedia @lxplm

Good news: They already exist. :)

Two prominent examples:
https://journa.host/directory
https://newsie.social/directory

Journa.host

The server for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. Home to active & retired journalists, media scholars, and a variety of news and journalism adjacent professionals. #Newstodon

Mastodon hosted on journa.host