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Adam Tinworth
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Journalist, blogger, lecturer in audience strategy at City St George’s, University of London. Tired Dad and a good egg (mostly)

Work blog: https://onemanandhisblog.com
Personal blog: https://adders.blog
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Hosting a Warhammer morning for my daughter’s friends. (Kill Team and Underworlds: Emberguard)
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I was chatting to a farmer student the other evening, and I predicted that it would be ages before The Telegraph sale was resolved, after the collapse of the Redbird deal.

Not one of my better predictions. In fact, it has aged like rancid butter.
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Welcoming @ashleyjkirk.bsky.social from @theguardian.com back to City St George’s for an energetic guest talk on visual journalism.

I love bringing in expert guest speakers, but former students in particular. Even if it occasionally makes me feel old…
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My “shrimp Jesus” post from over a year ago is picking up a load of Google traffic again.

Still trying to figure out why.

Other than, y’know, Shrimp Jesus.
Shrimp Jesus and other unexpected results of the AI boom
AI is at once more ubiquitous and less useful than people think. Navigating the coming flood of generated content is going to be a challenge.
onemanandhisblog.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Manchester Mill is launching its first membership campaign, handing out 50,000 copies in the city in hopes of adding 1,000 pay-what-you-want subscribers in the coming weeks www.linkedin.com/posts/joshi-...
🗞️ 50,000 copies of The Mill are hitting the streets of Manchester. It’s part of our first ever membership campaign, in which we are hoping to add 1,000 paying subs in the next few weeks. New… | Joshi Herrmann
🗞️ 50,000 copies of The Mill are hitting the streets of Manchester. It’s part of our first ever membership campaign, in which we are hoping to add 1,000 paying subs in the next few weeks. New members...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In the rush to headline “AI is transforming journalism”, we are losing sight of what really matters: the audience. AI must not become the strategy. Especially when data suggests audiences remain sceptical of purely AI-generated journalism.

👉 Read “Getting AI in Perspective”.
Getting AI in perspective
Yes, AI matters to journalism – but can we talk about other things, too, please?
onemanandhisblog.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The Recommender: Nicôle Lecky

The Bafta-winning writer, actor and musician – star and creator of BBC drama Wild Cherry – on her favourite recent music, books and food tips

www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is a ChatGPT/Midjourney co-creation for a course I’m running later today.

My job is… strange sometimes.
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Richard Dansky

"The best metaphor I’ve seen for AI is that it’s our generation’s asbestos. If you think about it, asbestos was this technological marvel that promised to solve a huge problem and that got crammed in everywhere.... https://adders.blog/2025/11/19/richard-dansky-the-best-metaphor.html
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Oh my
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Managed to clear 100 GB or so of cruft off my aging, but still perfectly serviceable, M1 MacBook Pro, and it’s amazing how much better it performs with some free storage space again.
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Anyone who actively remembers the mid-70s is going go be in their late 50s upwards. (I was an early 70s baby and have only fragmentary memories until the late 70s).

They're not remembering the real 70s, but the protected version of it their parents created for them in their childhood and teens.
The rot really set in when the woke brigade cancelled Spangles.
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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I’m launching a podcast with @mollymerwin.bsky.social!

Total 90s Recall rewinds back to the best decade for movies, and asking if they’re as good or bad as we remember. We’ll have industry guests, insightful discussions and FUN!

Like & subscribe *wherever you get your podcasts*
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@chloesackur.bsky.social Yes, I did think about you a couple of times when listening to it…
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I’ve been listening on and off to the BBC Sounds investigation of Kate Clanchy’s cancellation a few years ago. Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised, but it’s much more nuanced piece of reporting than it’s being portrayed on social media. T... https://adders.blog/2025/11/10/ive-been-listening-on-and.html
BBC Sounds - Shadow World - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Shadow World on BBC Sounds.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Spectacular hagstone find on the beach.
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
At the Remembrance Day parade on Southwick Green, supporting my daughters who were marching with the Guides.
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Props ready to go for my first online training course to help journalists understand AI - and use it safely…
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Wait… should I be doing this update?

#updateofthebeast
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"The people who hold Trump, Farage, Javier Milei and their copycats accountable cannot be part-time freelancers or bored TikTokers. The issues that journalism is supposed to shield us from are way too grand and their subjects way too p... https://adders.blog/2025/11/04/the-people-who-hold-trump.html
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Started reading: The New Censorship by Ayala Panievsky 📚
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM