Dan Froomkin/presswatchers.org

Dan Froomkin/presswatchers.org

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Followers
6.2K
Account age
3 yrs

📊 Post engagement

17
Avg engagement / post
0.3%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: NEW! How the New York Times uses weasel words to normalize autho · 60 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
2.3 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
15×
Follows 407 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post NEW! How the New York Times uses weasel words to normalize authoritarianism https://presswatchers.org/2025/09/how-the-new-york-times-uses-weasel-words-to-normalize-authoritarianism/ ★ 60
Use the words: Trump’s abuse of power is an act of tyranny: https://presswatchers.org/2025/09/use-the-words-trumps-abuse-of-power-is-an-act-of-tyranny/ NEW ON PRESS WATCH ★ 17 New on Heads Up News: Jimmy Kimmel’s return is a win for the resistance https://www.headsupnews.org/p/jimmy-kimmels-return-is-a-win-for?r=1ju529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false ★ 10 NEW! HOT! Is the New York Times finally getting real about Trump? https://presswatchers.org/2025/09/is-the-new-york-times-finally-getting-real-about-trump/ ★ 8 Unhappy Constitution Day https://www.headsupnews.org/p/unhappy-constitution-day?r=1ju529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false NEW on Heads Up News ★ 8 NEW! Top news outlets underplay right-wing declaration of war against the left: https://presswatchers.org/2025/09/top-news-outlets-underplay-right-wing-declaration-of-war-against-the-left/ ★ 27 NEW from Heads Up News: Chicago is fighting back https://www.headsupnews.org/p/chicago-is-fighting-back?r=1ju529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false ★ 7 NEW on Heads Up News: All eyes on Chicago’s resistance https://www.headsupnews.org/p/all-eyes-on-chicagos-resistance?r=1ju529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false ★ 5 NEW on Press Watch: Journalists must bust Trump’s lies about crime: https://presswatchers.org/2025/08/journalists-must-bust-trumps-lies-about-crime/ ★ 21 NEW on HEADS UP NEWS: This year, Labor Day is no picnic https://www.headsupnews.org/p/this-year-labor-day-is-no-picnic?r=1ju529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false ★ 11 New! We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial https://presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-have-become-an-authoritarian-state-and-our-top-newsrooms-are-in-denial/ ★ 25 New from Heads Up News: Concerns about 2026 election-rigging spark action https://www.headsupnews.org/p/concerns-about-2026-election-rigging?r=1ju529&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false ★ 5

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 17 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.3× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

44/100 Fair
  • Est. 67% real, active audience · High fake-follower risk.
  • Low content engagement (~0.3% of followers) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
67%
Fake-follower risk
High

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Independent journalist and media critic. Formerly seen at WaPo, Intercept, Huffpo, etc. I afflict comfortable journalists.

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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