management

The Canary becomes a flock: left-wing site reforms as a workers’ co-operative Members Public

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
Adam Tinworth
business models

What should your newsroom look like in the era of hybrid working? Members Public

Some publishers are abandoning their offices. Some are trying to force staff back to their desks. But there is a middle way that could work out better for everyone.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
management

Stress and burnout in post-pandemic journalism Members Public

The summer's nearly over, and as people return to their desks, we need to start asking ourselves some hard questions about how hybrid working will change our working lives.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
stress

How BuzzFeed UK handles its redundancies will tell us a lot about the future of the business Members Public

BuzzFeed UK to make 45 staff redundant [http://uk.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-uk-to-make-45-staff-redundant-2017-12?r=US&IR=T] > The website’s London workforce was briefed on the plans on Thursday evening. In a tweet later confirmed by the company, media and politics reporter Mark Di Stefano said 45 of the bureau’s

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
business strategy

Don't trust over-worked decaf drinkers Members Public

[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/05/drink-more-coffee-3712.html] If you’re in an office full of over-worked journalists, the coffee drinkers are the ones to trust [http://feeds.fastcompany.com/~r/fastcompany/headlines/~3/BEO7TaguXV4/how-coffee-makes-you-more-honest] : > According to a recent study, caffeine helps you resist pressure to

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
coffee

31-3.4 The Best Practice Delusion Members Public

[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/81S5RrVaWUL._SL1500_-3577.html] I’ve been reading – and throughly enjoying – Leander Kahney’s book about Jony Ive [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0241001773/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0241001773&linkCode=as2&

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
31-3-14

The power of "why?" Members Public

Christopher Murphy, writing for Multidisciplinary Design on “human resource” [http://www.multidisciplinarydesign.org/the-human-resource/]: > It’s no wonder monolithic businesses often fail. They grow and, in so doing, lose sight of what matters; people become humans and, in that subtle, but important semantic shift the people – the passionate individuals who

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
corporate culture

Corporate voice is inherently impersonal Members Public

James O’Brien [http://contently.com/blog/2012/08/24/mckayla-maroney-scowl-meme-the-unpredictable-life-of-viral-content/] , quotingAlex Goldfayn [http://www.evangelistmktg.com]: > “Most of the content that companies put out on social media doesn’t catch on,” he said. “It’s too corporate and promotional. Despite the money invested — and the myriad social-media marketing agencies

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
corporate life