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.
@jackmjenkins this sounds like something @ntnsndr might find interesting.
@islamoyankee @jackmjenkins @ntnsndr Yep! At @medlab we're about to start an Open Social Incubator.
Cc @ben
@ben Amazing. I think this could be a really powerful offering.
@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.