The server for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. Home to active & retired journalists, media scholars, and a variety of news and journalism adjacent professionals. #Newstodon

Welcome to Journa.host

Journa.host is the home for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. It serves active and retired journalists, scholars in media studies, and a range of journalism-adjacent professionals committed to credible reporting and responsible public discourse.

Journa.host is currently closed to new account registrations.

Journa.host subscribes to the Mastodon Server Covenant.

There is no advertising, no subscription fees, and no paywalls, and your data is never shared or sold.

Journa.host History

Journa.host began as a community-centered initiative supported by initial funding from The Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. From its founding, it was carefully managed by journalists seeking to build a trusted professional network for the broader news community.

Prominent founding moderators included:

• Adam Davidson, creator of NPR’s "Planet Money" and contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. Contact: adamdavidson@journa.host
  
• Todd A. Price, reporter for the USA Today Network’s southern division. Email: tprice504@journa.host
  
• Evan Urquhart, founder of Assigned Media and former community manager for Slate. Reach out: e_urq@journa.host
  
• Steven I. Weiss, investigative journalist. Contact: siw@journa.host
  

In 2023, W. Jeffrey Brown and the Fourth Estate undertook oversight of Journa.host to preserve its independence and long-term sustainability.strengthening operational continuity while upholding its core values and mission.

In March 2026, stewardship transitioned to Mike Fraser, operator of thecanadian.social, following the closure of the platform’s fiscal host and during a period of heightened political and legal uncertainty in the United States that posed risks to independent journalism platforms. The transition was designed to reinforce stability and safeguard the platform’s commitment to press freedom.

Throughout these transitions, Journa.host has remained sustained by its community. Financial requirements continue to be fulfilled primarily through crowdfunding on Open Collective, a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Administrative and supplemental support services have been provided by the Fourth Estate PBC to ensure responsible governance and operational resilience.

Journa.host maintains a strong commitment to truth, dependability, and authenticity. Measures are in place to verify the credentials of journalists, and membership on the platform symbolizes verified professional status. Professional journalists seeking to join may apply when registrations are open.

Moderation Policy

We maintain a balanced moderation policy that encourages a free press and free journalistic expression while enforcing rules against extremist, prohibited, and illegal content.

Hate speech is not tolerated. This includes racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and religious intolerance such as antisemitism. This list is illustrative but not exhaustive.

Our aim is to preserve responsible free expression while ensuring a safe and inclusive community for all users. Our moderation approach focuses on behavior that occurs on the journa.host platform.

You can report violations directly from an individual post, image, or profile, including spam, abusive or harmful content, inappropriate advertisements, self-harm content, and impersonation.

When making a report, please include at least a few posts that demonstrate the prohibited behavior. If additional context may assist in making a determination, include it in the comment as well.

We handle most reports within 72 hours.

Please note that we do not comment on moderation actions, and you will not be notified if a report you have made results in moderation or other action.

Additionally, not all punitive actions are externally visible. For first-time offenses, we may delete offending content, escalating to stricter measures for repeat violations.

Appeals and feedback channels are available for members.

Credits

Header Attribution
"Will AI replace the journalists?" by Patrick Chappatte, Der Spiegel
Licensed via Cagle Cartoons

1. Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive when posting.
2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, or casteism.
3. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
4. No harassment of or dogpiling other users.
5. Do not share intentionally false or misleading information.
6. This is a server for journalists. If you are not a journalist, please look to one of the many other servers that exist. There are HUNDREDS you can find: https://joinmastodon.org/servers or https://instances.social/.
7. No ad hominem attacks. Don’t discredit someone because of who they are.
8. Do not propagate misinformation or disinformation.
9. Don’t harass anyone, especially the moderators. Harassment can be difficult to define fully, but any sort of slurs or prejudicial comments based on identity will be removed. Repeated harassment will prompt a suspension.
10. Do not encourage violence, either implicitly or explicitly.
11. Hate speech is not tolerated. This includes racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia and religious intolerance such as anti-semitism. This list is illustrative but not exhaustive.

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