#Journalists: We have an opportunity to define better ethics around how we treat non-public figures on Mastodon. Some Qs to get the convo going (non-journos, please weigh in too!):
• How do we responsibly boost, quote, link to, and otherwise cite public posts by non-public figures?
• Does the decentralized nature of Mastodon change the nature of how we treat what is shared here vs centralized, corporate platforms?
• How do we responsibly judge who has power and who doesn’t on Mastodon?
@couts imagine saying that to a bunch of mates shooting the breeze at a pub
this is why journos are getting a hard time here
@skells Fair enough. If I were saying this to non-journalist mates at the pub, I’d just ask, “What things do journalists do on Mastodon that pisses you off?” And then talk about it. That’s all I’m trying to do here.
@skells Sorry if I bungled what I meant—I’m not trying to legislate the culture here. I’m trying to get journalists taking about how we incorporate what happens here into our journalism that treats people on here with respect.