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.
What you missed while distracted by MuskTwit
A week that changed UK politics - and the global social media sphere. Buckle up, stormy times ahead.
X (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
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.
podcasting
The alternative podcast realities of politics magazines
Podcasts have become central to many publishers’ strategies — with sometimes bizarre results.
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?
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.
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.