Journalism
Fighting the new censorship: Emily Maitlis and Dr Ayala Panievsky
Emily Mailtlis interviews Dr Ayala Panievsky on how journalists counter the tools populist politicians use to control the narrative
Politics
Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
Blogging
2001: the year blogging changed the world
Yet we wouldn't realise how much for two decades
donald trump
Is Trump a blogger or a social object?
The relationship between Trump and other users of his social media platform Truth Social is interesting, and not a little alarming.
Book recommendations: Drax & Meta
How money from the slave trade is still influencing British politics — and the inside story of the people in Facebook that ended up upending society.
podcasts
Audience Strategy: further reading (listening?)
More bonus links for my students, with a distinct MAGA world theme…
Politics
We are become meme
Internet culture has infected and mutated mainstream culture — and the shitposters have the reins of power. Meme journalism used to be a joke. Now it's a necessity.
cms
Your coffee reading, or the Monday linkdump
For your amusement and edification as you sip your coffee
Rule 1: Never trust Facebook
Zuckerberg is MAGAing Facebook and Instagram. But he's always done what suits the company, not what helps the users.
newsletter
X predicts a riot
Has the loosened moderation under Elon Musk lead to the thuggery on the UK's streets over the weekend? Plus a glimpse at the possible future of search.
TikTok
One year until TikTok is banned in the USA
The US Senate votes to force Bytedance to sell TikTok — or see it banned in the US. Social media is the new geopolitical battleground.
world politics
The Politics of TikTok, Reddit explained, and Google gamed
Could a US ban on TikTok trigger a social media power struggle? And how did the Verge use ChatGPT to game Google?
X (Twitter)
Why the Twitter road crash is more serious than you think
Plus the growing evidence that AI chat search is far from ready for prime time, and some great reads on both how ChatGPT actually works and what’s behind “hot, lonely women” catfishing scams