Social Media
TikTok: should news organisations be on the platform now?
TikTok is beloved of Gen Z — but a lot less popular amongst Western governments. With a US ban looming, here’s how to rethink your strategy.
TikTok
(36)Posts about the controversial Chinese-owned social network
Journalism
YouTube is the missing ingredient in games coverage
The problem with gaming journalism from mainstream outlets lies in our rejection of video. Plus TikTok’s Canadian woes and more.
Accountability for my TikTok Heresy
Plus some explanation of why social platforms go bad, and how the FT’s Mastodon experiment died.
Publishing
Four things publishers should give up in 2023
Digital publishing moves so fast it can be hard to keep track of what works, and what doesn’t. Here are the things you need to be letting go of right now.
TikTok
Five great reads from the online content mines
Plus some jobs, a tip, and Lagerfeld’s iPods. Yes, really.
news impact summit
News Impact: TikTok trends and new formats for journalism
What TikTok can — and can’t — do for your publication, and a pathway to new forms of journalism storytelling.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn, TikTok and the dawn of the algorithm wars
LinkedIn, the dull elder sibling of Facebook and Twitter, is slowly finding new relevance. But the war over TikTok points the way to social media's future.
TikTok
Weaning media off its social addiction
Kicking the social media traffic fix, plus links on the tricks of pseudoscience and the future of media.
Facebook
Five Morning Links #2: Unleash the Zuckercopier
Is this the Reels life? Or is it just Facebook fantasy?