Notices by Newsmast Foundation (newsmast@backend.newsmast.org)

@andypiper

Congratulations Andy, from all of us here at Newsmast 🎉 👏

We're the Grand Prize Winners at the inaugural #OpenSocialAwards 🥳🍾🥂

@wearenew_public @publicspaces

#SocialWeb #OpenSocial

Catch Saskia's participation in What Works IV: 5-Minute Wonders: Media companies and journalists in open social networks at last weeks #2MR festival

Exploring how the Newsmast Foundation is helping news organisations overcome the barriers that are preventing them joining the Social Web

https://watch.2mr.social/w/wDGcBBhWiXRq1ToHZqs7SV

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Journalism

@tchambers

Super exciting initiative from a great bunch of people!

We're so excited to have built them their own social media app and help them dip their toes into the Social Web.

We couldn't have done it without you Tim 🧡

Community is an overused word.

That's because it's something we all desire to be a part of, with no simple solution.

No one can build the community you want to see for you. It takes action and effort.

We want to see more and more communities grow. Not just in person, but digitally too. That's why we're working hard to provide social technology to community leaders, giving them the platform to make a difference.

#SocialWeb #Community #SocialMedia #AppsForChange

On May 5th, join a TechSoup Connect webinar with @michael for a session on our Apps for Change programme!

We'll be exploring how Apps for Change can provide an escape from Big Tech and unlock deeper connection to community.

RSVP now to ensure you get in: https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-techsoup-connect-canada-chapter-presents-apps-for-change-building-community-owned-spaces-in-a-big-tech-world/

#TechForGood #SocialWeb #AppsForChange #Newsmast #Fediverse #TechSoup

Happy #EarthDay 🌍

Our planet needs our protection, but also our love.

Earth defies the odds of the cosmos, allowing life to form and to flourish. Life intelligent enough that we can leave our planet and photograph it through a small spacecraft window 🚀

Climate change, accelerated by the actions of humanity, threatens that.

You can follow our curated @climatechange Channel to stay up to date with all the discussions on what's happening with our planet.

We promised that, if we returned to Perugia for the International Journalism Festival this year, we'd go all or nothing.

We chose all and it paid off! ⚡️

What an amazing couple of days, meeting new people, co-hosting a hugely successful lunch event (in a stunning venue), and, most importantly, having fun as a team.

Huge congratulations to @bjoernsta @mellifluousbox @PaulNemitz and @rose.bsky.team for getting on stage and advocating for the Social Web 🪐

#SocialWeb #IJF26

Register for our IJF26 lunch event here: https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme-side/2026/building-in-the-open-community-engagement-and-infrastructure-for-journalism

We're jumping on a plane and heading to Perugia for #IJF26

This year, we're looking forward to talking to even more people in the world of journalism who believe in community and protecting news values. We hope that they can see the future of the Social Web is a solution for journalists.

At our lunch event, we'll be highlighting combined efforts across the Open Social Web, including both AP and ATProto. We hope it's a success!

#Journalism #News #SocialWeb #NewsMedia

In case you missed it, check out the latest Building in Public blog post from @michael 🌌

🍎 Journalism

🍍 Content Creators

🍓 Community

🍊 Professional Networks

Four flavours of our Apps for Change offering are now live or in testing. With Build-an-App on the horizon... 🔭

Read more in the link below and don't forget to subscribe! 👇

https://www.blog-pat.ch/apps-for-change/

#SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #SocialMedia #Newsmast #Mastodon #Fediverse

Brilliant to see such a thoughtful report, backed by @EUCommission reference the power of decentralised social networks as we move towards digital sovereignty in the EU!

If you're looking for some interesting reading, check it out 👇

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144603

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #EU #Decentralised #DigitalSovereignty #Research #Decentralized

We're excited to announce that Mariana has joined the Newsmast Foundation team 🧡

If you've supported Newsmast since the beginning, you might recognise Mariana as one of the amazing team who helped us launch. Now, Mariana's management experience will help us better coordinate projects and support community initiatives.

We're delighted that Mariana has chosen us for the next step in her career and we can't wait to see how her experience helps us improve.

#Welcome #Newsmast #SocialWeb

Today, on World Autism Awareness day, we're asking for help with our new Neurodivergent Channel - @neurodivergent

We'd love any help you can give us on accounts to feature in this hand-curated feed. These should be voices that help inform others about the reality of living with and celebrating autism and/or neurodivergence.

If that sounds like something you can help with, please get in touch or post directly to the Channel using #NeurodivergentChannel

#AutismAwareness #Neurodivergent

In case you missed it, on Monday, for #ONA26 we launched a brand new white paper, written by @ben

It's an in depth look into how open social protocols can help journalism rebuild community and trust. We'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

Read it here 👇
https://newsmastfoundation.org/app/uploads/2026/03/buildingtrustintheopen.pdf

Or visit https://werd.io/trust/

#OnlineNewsAssociation #Journalism #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon

Today is the first day of #ONA26 and we have something exciting to share...

Building Trust in the Open, written by @ben and published by the Newsmast Foundation. An in depth look into how open social protocols can help journalism rebuild community and trust.

Read it here 👇
https://newsmastfoundation.org/app/uploads/2026/03/buildingtrustintheopen.pdf

Or visit https://werd.io/trust/

#OnlineNewsAssociation #Journalism #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon

Next week, we'll be at the Online News Association's annual conference 🗞️

@michael will be joined by @jaz as they look to introduce news audiences in the US to the power of the Social Web through their own custom news + social apps.

In a time where trustworthy journalism is critical but under more threat than ever, democratic social platforms offer an outstanding opportunity for journalists to take control of the truth.

#Journalism #ONA26 #SocialWeb #News #SocialMedia

It's an honour to announce that @jaz has joined the Newsmast Foundation as Commercial Advisor 👏

Jaz has supported the Newsmast Foundation since we first joined the Social Web. He's one of a small handful who realised the vision of our charity and believed in it from the start.

We can't wait to see how his experience helps us shape the future of Newsmast as we deliver our Apps for Change programme and help more communities join the Social Web.

#SocialWeb #Newsmast #SocialMedia #Announcement

It's finally here! The new Newsmast Foundation website 🎉

Our new website focuses on our Apps for Change programme which is bringing real values-aligned organisations and groups to the Social Web.

It's a big change from our original website with an increased focus on actions and solutions to protect information sharing ecosystems on social media.

Check it out 👇

https://newsmastfoundation.org/

#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Newsmast #Fediverse #Web #Relaunch

Following recent world events, unlawful governments, lack of consequences, you might feel hopeless.

It won't fix everything, but at SFSCon last year, Michael and Saskia presented an exploration of the Social Web as the solution for resistance.

A network of social platforms which let us learn from one another again. Not from the algorithm.

Check out the presentation below 👇

https://www.sfscon.it/talks/growing-the-open-social-web-case-studies-from-newsmast/

#SocialWeb #Resistance #Hope #Fediverse