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 Later today, I'm actually hosting a roundtable on Fediverse crowdfunding. I've had this roundtable planned weeks in advance. As a software dev, I've been thinking about further possibilities for baking crowdfunding into Fediverse platforms -- making it easier for organizations to fund their social media pursuits. Then last week, @TexasObserver gave me my first case study for crowdfunding's potential. 11 comments
@atomicpoet @TexasObserver Totally agree Chris. I'd like to journalists having their own dedicated severs, specialized to their needs. Steve  @atomicpoet @TexasObserver As a fellow tech worker who works in the non-profit journalism space, I can say that having this baked into the ecosystem somehow would probably go far in getting certain newsrooms interested in the Fediverse.   @atomicpoet @TexasObserver What I absolutely love about Texas Observer is that they went all in and did their own instance. It is time for ALL REPUTABLE INSTITUTIONS to do likewise. Their journalists gain the distinction of having an account on the instance - and it makes everything easier for everyone. Blue check? PFFFT. Bish, cheeze. π§ π§ π§ @atomicpoet @TexasObserver but in the fediverse you don't need a bluecheck to verify yourself. If you as media or entity run your own server under your registered domain and only allow self journalist accounts, that's accounts are automatically verified. @atomicpoet @TexasObserver On this thread: (1) Blue checks are a small factor: the main problem is simply the built up networks of incluence (2) If other networks of influence emerge, then journalists will engage (3) Social power and knowledge ports, even if whole networks cannot be moved intact; this will become more obvious to people over time (3) The Fediverse cannot resist / remove, only ameliorate factors of power, so the sacrifice is never as large as all that @damemagazine Yes, itβs happening at 8PM PST/11PM EST. DM me your email address, and Iβll send you a calendar invite to the Jitsi meeting.  @atomicpoet @TexasObserver Chris, there have been a lot of layoffs lately. I'm one of many, tbh. I love the fediverse and support its goals. I think your point is important. We should leverage those layoffs to build some editorial entrepreneurship around these parts. I was around in 2009 and 2010 on Twitter and remember how much breaking news really drove it. We need that wave around these parts. @atomicpoet @TexasObserver What sets Mastodon apart is the focus on personal autonomy, and we should double down on that. Let's help content creators, social movements, and people in need connect and support each other financially. |
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As @TexasObserver demonstrates, crowdfunding could be a domain for journalists to validate through the Fediverse.
It could be a means of freeing them not only from Big Social, but also the private equity firms that have gutted local reporting for decades.
There's no reason journalists couldn't run their local state or town's Fediverse server (for example).
But again, you need a few more brave journalists willing to see the potential.