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1. Okay, hear me out: given the rise of protocol-based, decentralized social media (Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon) where you can follow people on *other* platforms…

…what if journalists created their own little nonprofit platform that, in addition to features, essentially functioned as verification?

The idea would echo how news wire services were built a century and a half ago, where outlets agreed going in together on shared stuff was a good idea.

@islamoyankee @jackmjenkins @ntnsndr Yep! At @medlab we're about to start an Open Social Incubator.

Cc @ben

@ntnsndr @islamoyankee @ntnsndr @medlab @ben I’ve been trying to ship a similar idea for a while. I’m excited for the incubator and I’m trying to put together a space for open source technologists and newsrooms to collaborate.

@ben Amazing. I think this could be a really powerful offering.

@ben @ntnsndr I'm all about this. Never really left the journalist world.

@ntnsndr @islamoyankee @medlab @ben I think it is a great idea. A stack of tools appropriate for journalists. You could use single sign-on and a bunch of hosted tools.

One thing that reminded me of this was the whole Jeff Bezos "we" controversy. Unlike many other professionals, journalists have no guild-like certification system.