Twitter Five things we learnt from The Twitter Files After nearly a week of “revelatory” Twitter threads, what have we actually learnt? Adam Tinworth Dec 12, 2022 5 min read
brand journalism The end of Future Andreessen Horowitz’s short-lived foray into tech journalism is over. When even VCs don’t see a future in tech hype media, what does that mean for the rest of us? Adam Tinworth Dec 6, 2022 2 min read
7 things I learned from the Media Moments 2022 report The annual Media Moments report from the Media Voices crew is here - here’s the highlights. Adam Tinworth Nov 30, 2022 4 min read
Twitter It’s really time to stop embedding tweets in articles Things are changing so fast under Elon Musk, embedding Tweets may no longer be safe, if they're important to the story Adam Tinworth Nov 16, 2022 1 min read
social media Social media isn’t dead — it’s regenerating Despite Twitter and Meta’s troubles, humanity’s desire to create and share will not diminish. They’ll just find new ways of connecting. And they already are. Adam Tinworth Nov 15, 2022 7 min read
mastodon Mastodon servers for journalists Looking for a Mastodon Instance to begin your journey in the fediverse as a journalist? You’ve come to the right place! Adam Tinworth Nov 11, 2022 3 min read
Featured Twitter What today’s Twitter layoffs could mean for journalists Elon Musk is busy gutting Twitter’s staff — and where he chooses to cut will tell us what the platform’s future relationship with news will look like. Adam Tinworth Nov 4, 2022 6 min read
Members only apple news Why you can’t afford to ignore Apple News Despite all the early scepticism, Apple News is now the most used UK news app. Time to stop ignoring it. Adam Tinworth Nov 3, 2022 2 min read
What you missed while distracted by MuskTwit A week that changed UK politics - and the global social media sphere. Buckle up, stormy times ahead. Adam Tinworth Oct 31, 2022 4 min read
Twitter The Week in Tweets A landmark week in a number of ways, caught in a handful of Tweets… Adam Tinworth Oct 30, 2022 2 min read
Twitter Five quick thoughts about what Musk’s Twitter means for journalism Five fairly practical thoughts about what the coming weeks could bring for a Musk-owned Twitter Adam Tinworth Oct 29, 2022 2 min read
Featured fact-checking How two guys trolled reporters outside Twitter In the rush to cover “breaking news” live at Twitter, journalists fell for a fairly simple hoax. Adam Tinworth Oct 28, 2022 3 min read
podcasting The alternative podcast realities of politics magazines Podcasts have become central to many publishers’ strategies — with sometimes bizarre results. Adam Tinworth Oct 27, 2022 2 min read
journalism The hourglass: a potential replacement for the inverted pyramid? Could the Inverted Pyramid be defunct in the age of paywalls, with the more profitable Hourglass taking its place? Adam Tinworth Oct 26, 2022 3 min read
feed readers The quiet renaissance of RSS Feeds After a quiet decade, we’re finally seeing some innovation in the RSS space, and the old school blogger in me is delighted. Adam Tinworth Oct 25, 2022 1 min read
digital culture Graham Norton and the impossible question When a celebrity gets asked about cancel culture, there is no right answer. It is the impossible question — and we need to ask better ones. Adam Tinworth Oct 24, 2022 3 min read
tl;dr newsletter tl;dr: the Facebook is burning issue This week's in-depth round-up of links has depth on Meta's problems, lots of newsletter news, and plenty more to keep you enthralled this weekend… Adam Tinworth Oct 7, 2022 6 min read
Websites rising from the ashes Fast Company is back up after its hack — but so are the Kiwi Farms. Today's all about follow-ups (and the following-up that isn't happening) Adam Tinworth Oct 6, 2022 5 min read
business models The Canary becomes a flock: left-wing site reforms as a workers’ co-operative The politics site's former management is gone, and the staff are now collectively running the title. Can they align their business model with their values? Adam Tinworth Oct 4, 2022 2 min read
local journalism A little respect (just a local bit) Another week, another economic crisis. But in other news, local politicians are getting more overtly disdainful of journalists, and big news sites are taking a serious SEO hit. Let's dive in… Adam Tinworth Oct 3, 2022 3 min read