Mainstream Media: Not The Borg

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

I’ve just realised why the comments last night ascribing one monolithic mindset to the traditional media annoyed me so much:

His commenters show the typically depressing blogger mindset of
treating us journalists like a monolithic social block that all behave
the same way. Yet if any journalist should dare to describe bloggers in
the same way, all hell breaks loose…

That was me, over four years ago. Can’t we move on from this issue yet?

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.