I’ve become increasingly convinced that “rel=me” is a better way to verify journalists than publication-specific instances. The time, costs, security issues, employer/employee relationship intricacies, and more make publication-run instances for staffers problematic on various levels. That could change, and I’m sure someone will find a way to do it well. But I currently don’t think that publication-run instances make sense for most newsrooms.
@couts I take it as a good sign that we're progressing past "host your own instance" as an answer for many questions. It's such a deceptively complex talk that most of us are just not going to be interested in doing if we're honest about the work it entails.
@mcneely I could not agree more.