reddit

Alt-right subreddits closed for doxing Members Public

Reddit has closed two major alt-right subreddits [https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2017/02/02/reddit-drops-the-ban-hammer-on-popular-alt-right-subreddits/] : > Reddit today blocked two prominent alt-right subreddits over “the proliferation of personal and confidential information.” Commonly referred to as ‘doxing,’ it appears a user (or users) of r/altright and r/AlternativeRight intentionally disseminated

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
alt right media

The nature of the Reddit beast Members Public

What actually is Reddit?, asks Samantha Allen, writing for The Daily Beast: Reddit is not so much the generic front page of the Internet as it is its spacious, tricked-out man cave: a lot of people can fit inside, but only some people feel comfortable hanging out there. And she

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Adam Tinworth
corporate culture

Reddit for Journalists Members Public

Three speakers at news:rewired talking about use of Reddit in journalism, moderated by Mark Frankel, assistant editor, social news, BBC

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Adam Tinworth
crowd-sourced journalism

Reddit as a journalistic liveblogging platform Members Public

This is a really interesting development: Reddit is working to facilitate journalistic liveblogging activity [http://gigaom.com/2014/02/25/reddit-embraces-its-role-as-a-journalistic-entity-with-new-live-reporting-feature/] on the site. > [Reddit has…] become a place where new forms of journalism occur, such as the reporting on breaking news events like a shooting or the war

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Journalism

Digg Me! Newsvine Me! and Other Attention Seeking Tactics Members Public

How useful are “share me” links on articles?

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Adam Tinworth
Blogging