Dale Maharidge

Mastodon @dalemaharidge@journa.host

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Account age

3 yrs

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SIGNAL PODCAST AWARD TONIGHT-I was a scriptwriter on 2 episodes of @tcm's Lucille Ball podcast, which won 2 awards from the Int'l Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Shout out to my @columbiajourn colleague @JoanneFaryon who was my editor and brought me into this project!

2 views SIGNAL PODCAST AWARD TONIGHT-I was a scriptwriter on 2 episodes of @tcm's Lucille Ball podcast, which won 2 awards from the Int'l Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Shout out to my @columbiajourn colleague @JoanneFaryon who was my editor and brought me into this project!

“Five life-changing things that shaped Bruce Springsteen”--Journey to Nowhere, the book I did with Michael S. Williamson, is included in the 5th thing in this BBC Radio podcast.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/.../five-life-changing-things-that...

1 views “Five life-changing things that shaped Bruce Springsteen”--Journey to Nowhere, the book I did with Michael S. Williamson, is included in the 5th thing in this BBC Radio podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/.../five-life-changing-things-that...

Yes, my columbiajourn longform class is "a life-hacking course" about how to "construct a life as a writer." Thank you Carl Karlsson (CJS2017) for the shout out in this interview with @tedconover. https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/ted-conover-interview

1 views Yes, my columbiajourn longform class is "a life-hacking course" about how to "construct a life as a writer." Thank you Carl Karlsson (CJS2017) for the shout out in this interview with @tedconover. https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/ted-conover-interview

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

2.4%

Engagement vs followers

Nov 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: RIP Victor Navasky. He published me @thenation in the 1980s and · 2 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

0.08 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly text

Recent: 8 text · 4 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

1.8×

Follows 47 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post RIP Victor Navasky. He published me @thenation in the 1980s and later was a colleague at @columbiajourn. The word "mensch" was invented to describe him. Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90. https://t.co/h5NSVrG2Nd ★ 2

“Five life-changing things that shaped Bruce Springsteen”--Journey to Nowhere, the book I did with Michael S. Williamson, is included in the 5th thing in this BBC Radio podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/.../five-life-changing-things-that... ★ 1 fuck "good" liberals fuck nimbys https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-10/newsom-signs-historic-housing-bill-bringing-density-to-transit-hubs

Photo post RIP Blair, a student in my @StanfordJourn longform class. #mozartinthejungle began as a "secrets essay" I have students write. She'd just left playing oboe in Broadway shows. Gobsmacking news. Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized… "It ain't me." @John_Fogerty's song about not being born into privilege. Fantastic official video of working class people flashing "it ain't me" on cakes, written on their hands, etched in dust of old cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=… One thinks of Neil Young's line: "Doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you." Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/business/meta-facebook-instagram-verified-accounts.html?smi…

Yes, my columbiajourn longform class is "a life-hacking course" about how to "construct a life as a writer." Thank you Carl Karlsson (CJS2017) for the shout out in this interview with @tedconover. https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/arti… ★ 1

SIGNAL PODCAST AWARD TONIGHT-I was a scriptwriter on 2 episodes of @tcm's Lucille Ball podcast, which won 2 awards from the Int'l Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Shout out to my @columbiajourn colleague @JoanneFaryon who was my editor … ★ 2 MOUTH OF THE WOLF-- Must-read book for anyone interested in #Mexico, cartels, the nation's future--regardless, a page-turner for others. Bravo to author @kathycorcoran. A Reporter’s Baffling Murder and a Crisis of Press Freedom https://w… “Time is the final currency.” -- David Crosby, on making the last years count. RIP David Crosby. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/ ★ 2

🐘 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 2 views per post.

📤Posts about 0.1× per week.

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Estimated

80/100

Excellent Credibility score

97%

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Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~2.4% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Established account (3+ years old).

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About

I’m a professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Wrote for newspapers in my early years, mostly the Cleveland Plain Dealer & Sacramento Bee. Bylines in The Nation, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Harpers, New York Times, Daily Beast, etc. I’ve published 13 books, including And Their Children After Them, which won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize.