I've run !independent_news@lemmy.today for a few months now, along with newly associated !indy_news_canada@sh.itjust.works โ 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.
It's easy to read emotion into something even if it's meant to be neutral. I try to remember that becaue I'm guilty of getting annoyed at text for no reason, too.
I made my communities when I saw rules on other major news coms that inadvertently excluded good journalism but allowed for bigger, less reputatable publications to be posted. I wanted to see more, different, international news and less corporate controlled media.
I don't want to make, but would follow a com dedicated to least biased news sources.