I've run !independent_news@lemmy.today for a few months now, along with newly associated !indy_news_canada@sh.itjust.works — because I'm Canadian.
Now, I'd like to gage interest in an idea. It would be neat if every country had their own independent journalism community, aggregated by and partnered with Independent News where everything will be cross-posted. I'm currently doing this with Indy News Canada.
My goal is to expose the fediverse to more diverse, trustworthy journalism which isn't beholden to major corporate interests.
I'm an English/French(ish) speaker in North America, which limits my media diet, so I would love to see more dedicated indy journalism hubs for other countries and regions. I just can't run them, and shouldn't, since I'm not local to those regions and can't match experience to their issues.
If you agree and would like to start a community for independent news in your country or region, let's talk!
P.S. My communities are english and english/french only, I can't moderate posts in a language I don't understand. But! I'll open up Independent News to cross-posting if non-english/french posts are being reviewed by someone who speaks the language.
Gotcha, so you're looking for editorial independence? That's good enough for me, and the main thing to focus on. You never know what kind of back room deals happen at "independent" publications anyway.
If you want to start a community for that, I'm all for partnering up.
the thing is that i am currently working and get not much free time, and maintaining and filling comms is hard. will wait for some time unti i am unemployed again
Fair enough, and that's grim. I would of course help post/crosspost/mod(if you want) when it's set up. Good luck out there in the meantime!