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Adversarial AI: A Tool for Self-Improvement in Journalism Members Public

Getting AIs to write instead of you is for the mediocre. If you want to be great at what you do, get an AI to challenge you.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI

A Ghostly guide to writing in Markdown Members Public

One of the single best investments of time I’ve made in recent years was learning Markdown [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2013/06/markdown-fast-blogging.html]. This sums up why: > Once you get the hang of Markdown, it’s an incredibly powerful writing tool which will allow you to

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
ghost

Markdown versus CommonMark: the ambiguity and clarity dilemma Members Public

[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/09/crossroads.jpg] The “standard Markdown” controversy seems to be over and done. I was essentially offline for the weekend, and I came back to find that what was “Standard Markdown” has now become “CommonMark [http://commonmark.org]“, respecting Markdown

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
digital tools

Writers, Coders and the Markdown landgrab Members Public

If Standard Markdown (now CommonMark) wants to replace Markdown, it needs to acknowledge that it's not just a markup standard for coders.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
digital journalism