content moderation
Coronavirus: the social media moderation problem explained
As the social platforms empty their offices of staff, content moderation is taking a serious hit. Here's why.
Social Media
Posts about social media platforms, how to use them and techniques for getting the best results.
X (Twitter)
Twitter’s role in a time of global pandemic
There's a backlash growing against Twitter, fuelled by the pandemic.
cms
You're a professional: learn what's in your digital toolbox
If you don't understand how your CMS works, you run the risk of losing control of how your work appears. Stop excusing digital luddites.
engaged journalism
Engaged Reading Digest: walking up the subs hill, radicalization on Reddit and more
More useful reads from the audience engagement mines.
X (Twitter)
How to fix your Twitter timeline
Here's one quick hack to make your timeline better (even if it might offend a few people…)
euan semple
Euan Semple's Obvious move back to blogging
Friend-of-the-blog Euan Semple is refocusing on blogging. Good timing.
news impact summit
ClimateAdam: Humanising the Climate Crisis story
Adam Levy is a science journalist who has turned to YouTube to tell the climate crisis story. Here’s why.
X (Twitter)
Twitter seems to have accidentally unfollowed its trust & safety advisors
Twitter really doesn't seem to be carrying through on its commitments.
Social Media
Amazon kills the Instagram competitor you never heard about
Did you know that Amazon launched an Instagram clone? Yeah, me neither.
reuters institute
Digital News Report 2019 launch: connecting with readers and building trust in news
The annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report was published today — and a panel discussed the implications for journalism of its key findings. Here's my notes.
trolling
Meeting an islamophobic troll
What happens when a muslim writer meets his persistent troll? An insight into the way the lonely and struggling can be sucked in by a feeling that they are part of something special.
Dad, the Facebook addict
A short documentary about a Dad well and truly hooked on Facebook.