There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.
The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.
We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @TheConversationUS's @BostonAbrams, and @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.
We'd love to get the #NewstodonFriday hashtag going again. This, as far as we can remember, was started by @gbhnews, and is an initiative to feature work from newsrooms that have an active presence in the #fediverse
If you're a news organization, share your handle and your favorite story of the week in the comments to this! And if there's a publication in the fediverse that you love, let us know about that in the comments too.
Have any good investigative journalists done pieces on how the slant of donors, the power of large universities "strategic communications" departments, and the evisceration of newsrooms have affected how the public gets access to reliable scientific research and information in the public interest? #Science#Newstodon#Journalism@academicchatter
Interesting analysis showing that trees providing shade for concrete lessens the impact from heat waves preventing 100s of deaths across the US. With climate change this is going to become increasingly important.
How long before planners skip the obvious solution and incorporate the likes of water cooled green tarpaulin into their design?
I'd like to get in touch with a current employee of the #Texas Department of #Agriculture, particularly if you are #trans or otherwise #LGBTQIA+. It's for a story, but you can be anonymous.
Secure email: Make an account at proton.me and email me at kitoswn@proton.me from a personal device/private network, or reach our for my Signal/etc.