> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://onemanandhisblog.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 5 tweets worth your attention this week - URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2021/12/5-tweets-worth-your-attention-this-week/ - Published: 2021-12-10T12:34:59.000Z - Updated: 2021-12-10T12:35:45.000Z - Description: Even a hellsite can produce gems worth your time. - Author: Adam Tinworth - Tags: X (Twitter), Journalism Happy news for me this week, as the Ghost platform that I use to publish this site finally gains the ability to [keep rich Twitter formatting in its newsletters](https://ghost.org/changelog/twitter-embeds/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com). So, to celebrate, here are five tweets that caught my attention recently, that you might enjoy — or even \* *gasp\** find useful. ## 1\. The BBC won't cover this! > Classic of the genre… [pic.twitter.com/IHXspyf9fH](https://t.co/IHXspyf9fH?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) > > — Paul McNamara (@PGMcNamara) [December 8, 2021](https://twitter.com/PGMcNamara/status/1468514193808760833?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) For many of us the “why aren't the BBC/MSM/Newspapers covering this?” tweet is an annoying itch that you can never quite scratch away. This, however, is an absolute masterpiece of the clueless form. ## 2\. Amazing what you can do with an iPhone and its (wired) headphones > BBC reporter [@EmmaVardyTV](https://twitter.com/EmmaVardyTV?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) has had to do her PTC for her report in the midst of [#StormBarra](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StormBarra?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) for the main BBC TV6 news bulletin on her phone after her crew’s broadcast camera stopped working in the atrocious weather. [#mojoftw](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mojoftw?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) [pic.twitter.com/aJIQ6TbxPq](https://t.co/aJIQ6TbxPq?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) > > — Marc Blank-Settle (@MarcSettle) [December 7, 2021](https://twitter.com/MarcSettle/status/1468288730054201346?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) A storm wipes out the normal broadcast camera kit. So an iPhone, a cable clip inside the jacket and some wired headphones with a microphone on them does the job. ## 3\. Anatomy of the story of the week > Strongly advise [@cityjournalism](https://twitter.com/cityjournalism?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) students to listen to [@BBCRadio4](https://twitter.com/BBCRadio4?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com)'s [#TheMediaShow](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMediaShow?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) where [@PippaCrerar](https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) & [@PaulBrandITV](https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) talk to [@BBCRosAtkins](https://twitter.com/BBCRosAtkins?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) abt the Downing Street party story. In-depth look at how stories are broken, protection of sources & ethical dilemmas [https://t.co/6uLlgZmaKw](https://t.co/6uLlgZmaKw?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) > > — Dr Glenda Cooper (@glendacooper) [December 8, 2021](https://twitter.com/glendacooper/status/1468668618254827521?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) As [Glenda](https://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/glenda-cooper?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) says, an essential listen on the dynamics that led to one of the stories that's dominating UK headlines this week. ## 4\. Who owns the .media (the dot is not a typo…) > I was curious, who actually owns the ".media" top level domain name? Well, turns out it's basically a bunch of opportunists ... and who has a partnership with Demand Media (Leaf Group) ... a company that doesn't really have a good reputation online. [https://t.co/RsFRTD60bX](https://t.co/RsFRTD60bX?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) [pic.twitter.com/PMFkNcLCpr](https://t.co/PMFkNcLCpr?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) > > — Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal) [November 24, 2021](https://twitter.com/baekdal/status/1463504399951712261?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) If you buy a .media domain, who are you giving money to? [Baekdal](https://www.baekdal.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) decided to find out… ## 5\. Why you should always check crops on your Twitter cards… > What’s a story for, she screams existentially. > > Thanks [@InPublishing](https://twitter.com/InPublishing?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) for humouring my (data-informed) musings 🤙[https://t.co/ywUqENkI15](https://t.co/ywUqENkI15?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) > > — Taneth Autumn Evans (@TanethAutumn) [December 9, 2021](https://twitter.com/TanethAutumn/status/1468975953783234561?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) The piece is worth reading. The Twitter card is… not exactly selling the story, now, is it? ## Bonus: Great story, amazing photo > As Angela Merkel leaves office, I get to share my favourite photograph again. > > In November 1990, a 36-year-old Merkel campaigns on the Baltic coast in Germany's first election after reunification. She reportedly drank five schnapps with them.[https://t.co/iiVe9vyVxY](https://t.co/iiVe9vyVxY?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) [pic.twitter.com/jDLkCfp14o](https://t.co/jDLkCfp14o?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) > > — Richard Hall (@\_RichardHall) [December 3, 2021](https://twitter.com/%5FRichardHall/status/1466840011467276297?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com)