I’ve become increasingly convinced that “rel=me” is a better way to verify journalists than publication-specific instances. The time, costs, security issues, employer/employee relationship intricacies, and more make publication-run instances for staffers problematic on various levels. That could change, and I’m sure someone will find a way to do it well. But I currently don’t think that publication-run instances make sense for most newsrooms.
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@couts I agree with this... but they may want journalist specific instances for reasons other than verification.
@freemo Absolutely. I think there should be journalist-specific instances. I just don’t believe each publication should have its own instance, generally speaking.
@couts There is good and bad to that... The good is that if an instance admin wants to eliminate news outlets that dont have journalistic amd effectively hold news outlets accountable.
On the other hand tthe bad is that instance admins can choose what news outlets to allow and thus curate a narritive/propaganda by only allowing the news outlets that fit their opinions, rather than based on which ones have integrity.
