JosephMenn
I was part of the 45% of the Washington Post newsroom recently laid off by the economically struggling Jeff Bezos. Over at BlueSky, I posted free no-reg archive links to 15 of my favorite stories from the past four years. Thanks for reading! https://bsky.app/profile/joemenn.bsky.social/post/3mfn7fnnfac27
Joseph Menn (@joemenn.bsky.social)

Here we go. Free, no-reg versions of favorite stories from my four years at the Washington Post. First, three pieces from our Pulitzer-finalist series on how India's ruling party coerced U.S. tech giants into violating their own policies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/26/india-facebook-propaganda-hate-speech/

Bluesky Social
Feb 26 at 6:56pmWeb
Show threadWoozle HypertwinFeb 26
@JosephMenn fwiw, it wouldn't let me access this one without a login. I was just barely able to access it via archive.org, in "reader" mode only.
Under India’s pressure, Facebook let propaganda and hate speech thrive

Facebook has retreated from its professed ideals in India under pressure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.

The Washington Post
Show thread🐕Feb 26
@JosephMenn very sorry to hear that. Hope we see your writing continue elsewhere soon.
Show threadMastodon MigrationFeb 27

@JosephMenn

Welcome back to public social media Joseph!

While Bluesky might seem like the flavor du jour, there is no certainty that it will not go the same way as the Post.

Thanks for posting here, even if it is an alternate, and please talk to your colleagues about the importance of fortifying decentralized public social media through their participation here.

Show threadJeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱Feb 27

@JosephMenn @jmaris Best wishes for a soft landing from a fellow victim of newsroom layoffs, Joseph! I'm a software developer formerly employed with a major NPR affiliate.

I've always held WaPo in incredibly high regard, but - in the end - it's journalists who make a newsroom what it is. Their loss is somebody's gain, truly.

I hope to see more of your work on Mastodon.

Show threadDave RahardjaFeb 27
@JosephMenn Thanks for posting on the Fediverse. I hope you stay here, at least in addition to Bluesky.
Show threadknotabardFeb 27
@JosephMenn Post the links on Mastodon instead and link to here on your bluesky posts.