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Afternoon Coffee Reading Members Public

Tech companies want AI search — but is it sustainable? Plus, the rise of WhatsApp audience engagement.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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Redundant journalists walking from the darkness into the light.

How to accidentally create a competitor Members Public

What’s to stop a bunch of people you just laid off from launching a competitor? Almost nothing, it turns out…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Threads
A woman looking at her phone, thinking about Reddit, WhatsApp and Twitter.

WhatsApp for war reporting, Reddit for search and Twitter for GIFs… Members Public

Social platforms keep evolving in unexpected directions. Here's three changes that have become clear in recent weeks.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
audience engagement

When journalists go wil… uh, solo (and other useful links) Members Public

Entrepreneurial journalism, growing subs and the GoPro surprise: 6 useful links

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
engaged journalism

Engaged Reading Digest: image verification, cops on TikTok — and why celebs are using a social platform you've never heard of Members Public

It's easy to get sucked into the idea that social media is mainly a promotional tool. Today's digest is a reminder that it's much more than that — for good and ill

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
engaged reading digest

Facebook speeds up assimilation of WhatsApp and Instagram Members Public

Looks like a handy way of fending off the regulators and avoiding a break-up.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

Facebook attempting to close the WhatsApp stable door, after the viral horse has bolted Members Public

WhatsApp rolls out a worldwide move to try and limit the spread of disinformation.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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Social Media, chat apps and journalism: people's news discussions are becoming private, not public Members Public

Facebook is in decline and the chat apps are rising. But it's more than algorithm changes, but a shift in people's behavior - how do we adapt?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media