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We promise to have news soon, but as 5pm Central approaches, we're putting out one final call to donate and share to our GoFundMe and show our board that #TexasNeedsAnObserver—we'd like to hit $300k in 3 days if we can.
gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-…
(Thank you to EVERYONE that's already given, and we understand if you've given all you can. And thanks for putting up with all this fundraising, it's really making a difference this week, we promise.)
“Among the unexpected sources of support for the magazine was the #fediverse—the collection of decentralized Mastodon servers that soared in popularity following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. Many comments on the GoFundMe page mention that the donors learned about the Observer through #Mastodon—where the Texas Observer was one of the first journalistic outlets to set up its own server, @jamescanup said.”
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m… via Guardian
#TexasNeedsAnObserver #mastodon #journalism
Texas Observer journalists raise $270,000 in bid to save publication
Magazine’s editors asked board not to lay off anyone for a month if staff raised $200,000 after Friday’s vote to cease publicationJulia Carrie Wong (The Guardian)
Important #SaveTXO update: We now have a GoFundMe that is LIVE and accepting donations!
This money will go to support the staff, but donations will also go a long way towards showing that there's a will to keep this magazine alive. gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-…
"the more we see something repeated, the more likely we are to believe it to be true.”
Thread about the “Illusory Truth Effect” and why it is so important NOT to repeat lies on social media (or elsewhere), even with the intention of debunking them.
newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/10953071…
#Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation #Lies #Journalism
I keep saying journalists should leave Twitter and use Mastodon, which is better for them in every way. At TechDirt I've posted a somewhat lengthy why-and-how: techdirt.com/2023/01/04/journa…
Journalists (And Others) Should Leave Twitter. Here’s How They Can Get Started
Summary: Elon Musk has demonstrated contempt for free speech in general, and journalism in particular, with his behavior at Twitter. He is also demonstrating why it is foolhardy for anyone to rely …Techdirt
Police, Prosecutors Used Junk Science to Decide 911 Callers Were Liars
How police, prosecutors and even the FBI helped spread the junk science of 911 call analysis through the American justice system.ProPublica
Hello all! I have newly arrived from the wilds of Twitter and am trying to find my people. I am a reporter and I post about #journalism #texas #deathpenalty and the shitshows that are #prisons.
And sometimes I pose in cemeteries in front of hearses.
