X (Twitter)
Twitter's faceless accelerants
Social media mobs do what mobs have always done: give the masses the feeling of power.
X (Twitter)
Insight about X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The former news social media mainstay once described as "microblogging", and now better known as "that hell site", is in the midst of some dramatic changes. .
X (Twitter)
Five Morning Links #3: investigative podcasts, Twitter metrics and newsletter strategy secrets
More useful reads to make your morning coffee feel really useful — as well as tasty.
explainer journalism
Time, TikTok, teams and toxic tweets: journalism in 2020
From storytelling on TikTok to explainer journalism, there's plenty to make you think today…
social media journalism
Journalists on social media: there's no easy answers on how they should behave
Yes, there are problems with how journalists behave on social media. But the solutions are unlikely to be straightforward.
social media journalism
Social & Digital lunchbreak: rethinking, well, everything…
From the challenges of being a journalist on social media, to the shifting face of podcasts, there's plenty to be thinking about today.
Politics
Social & Digital lunchbreak: inflection points in politics and subscriptions
Lots of simmering tensions in politics and social media are coming to a head. Interesting timing…
X (Twitter)
Social & Digital lunchbreak: trouble not the Twitter elite
Twitter births a new elite, thanks to the sterling work of the trolls and harassers. Another other dispatches from the social/digital intersection.
X (Twitter)
Twitter’s role in a time of global pandemic
There's a backlash growing against Twitter, fuelled by the pandemic.
engaged reading digest
Engaged Reading Digest: the "news you can use" edition
A small shift in format. This is a small number of "news you can use" links.
engaged reading digest
Engaged Reading Digest: 17th Birthday Edition
This blog may by 17 years old, but that's no excuse for stopping the links coming!
engaged reading digest
Engaged Reading Digest: newsroom culture, Twitter reality and better newsletters
If you read the first couple of links, you'll understand why I call this series of posts what I do.
X (Twitter)
Engaged Reading Digest: engaging ethically and slaying trolls
The best of the web on engaged journalism ethics, troll fighting and mentorships.