misinformation

A young journalist enslaved by the power of bad SEO advice.

Why you're probably doing SEO wrong Members Public

Why bad SEO advice is costing publishers dearly in the Helpful Content age, and why consolidating local newspapers is a recipe for further decline.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
SEO

Cuttings #3: Social is more than just traffic Members Public

Sometimes the journalism world talks as if social media is purely a place to win traffic. This week, we've been reminded that there's far more to it than that…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media

Cuttings #1: One year of Musk Twitter Members Public

The return of the daily lunchtime email, but now for paying members only.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)
An AI-driven robot spewing lies to a crowd.

AI is about to take misinformation to a new level Members Public

AI generated misinformation is going to be a nightmare to verify. Plus a big Google update, YouTube gets serious about podcasting and some rules for curation.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI

Friday Five: misreporting Mastodon, dangerous deepfakes and tanking Twitter Members Public

Is Mastodon really tanking? Who’s making a mint from newsletters? And who are these eerie newsreaders spouting propaganda? Your weekend reading, sorted.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
newsletters

Is content moderation futile? And — if so — what should we do instead? Members Public

Are we waging a losing war on misinformation? Do we need to try a different approach?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Morning Conference emails

Trump, QAnon and the limits of the “viral” metaphor to describe online communities Members Public

Deplatforming Trump and QAnon won’t kill the movement. But it might just stop it growing as fast.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
online communities

Catch-up Digital Digest #1: revenue, vaccines and more Members Public

Welcome to the 2021. Let's catch-up. Or try to, at least.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
business models