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The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied. (www.joanwestenberg.com)
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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The journalist does the leg work to produce novel news.

Just to add that in addition to novelty, journalists provide valuable services, like

  • holding up a mirror to the present culture
  • documenting and disseminating happenings
  • packaging up events into narratives

Not to say that you weren't including these in "novel news," but just to make it explicit.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Absolutely - I wanted to list interactions between regular users and someone who makes money with a platform.

    After a bunch of Twitter users (including journalists) bounced off Mastodon when Elon bought it, the fediverse needs to understand why, and think about what it means to be a viable platform.

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