TLDR: Mastodon is very white, male, status quo, global north, and designed in a way to limit its potential for use in social movements.

Mastodon feels very different from Twitter, deliberately. It is truly like Live Journal. It is about people who are happy with their social circle and who think of virality and discoverability as a problem. They just want to communicate with the people they know, and limit other things. Ironically, it is more like a private gathering than a public space.

Washington Post will be creating their own instance. They will add #mastodon accounts to journalist profiles.

Institutional #journalism embracing the #fediverse is important.

UPDATE 07.54 AM: WaPo is *discussing* instance, first messaging about this was too definitive. Seeing level of support, hoping they decide in favour [END]

#commodon #journodon @communicationscholars

News orgs on Mastodon/in the Fediverse (NOT bots).
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS (English)
@ArcticToday
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@globalvoices
@mondoweiss (Palestine & world)
@newlinesmag
@openDemocracy
@rferl (Radio Free Europe)
@thecontinent (African continent)
@TheConversationAfrica (Africa)
@thenation (US & world)
@VOANews (Voice of America)

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#MastodonHelp
#MastodonTips
#FediHelp
#FediTips

We're SO happy to be here considering what is happening on that bird app.

We're working hard to get our independent, women-led journalism in front of as many #twitterrefugees during the #twitterexodus as possible. We'd love a signal boost so more folks can discover us!