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Shreya started USC Annenberg Media's Earth Desk and was their Rural Climate Reporting Fellow in Southeast Oregon. She will join us in early September.
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Hi, you are not alone. See @whav. We will repost our growing list of good news orgs that are here at the end of this thread.
But we agree that far too few our your compatriots here. We are particularly surprised and disappointed that so few NPR stations have opened outpost here considering that we understand most stopped being active on the dead bird site.
@TPR left twitter! They have 1600 followers here EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER POST!
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We are glad to see #BBC looking to engage here. We'd like to more established news outlets in the #Fediverse. We are somewhat concerned about how AI and tech-based this seems to be but will follow with interest and open minds.
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I guess this means I have to walk to the top of Great Blue Hill?
Does anyone know when I can do this at a time where I won't be hit with a torrential downpour and/or lightning? Say in the next week or so? I will say hi at the top.
[Backstory: GBH's radio call letters stand for "Great Blue Hill," a hill in Milton. Our transmitter is at the top of this hill].
Our friends at the BBC (@BBCRD) are running a six-month experiment to test whether running own instance (social.bbc) on the fediverse is worth it. Please follow and boost the accounts they’re testing to show your support!
From Michelle Pitcher: These brave former students of an allegedly abusive #theater teacher are suing to bring the harm she caused to light. This sensitive story gives these young adults a vital platform to speak out: https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-theater-school-lawsuit/