Adam Tinworth | |
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![]() Adam Tinworth | |
Born | Adam Matthew J. Tinworth 6 November 1971 Stockport, England |
Occupation | Consultant, journalist, writer |
Language | English |
Years active | 1999–2007 (as a Role-playing game designer and writer) |
Notable awards | FRSA [1] |
Website | |
onemanandhisblog |
Adam Matthew J. Tinworth (born 6 November 1971 [2] ) is a journalist and writer who co-authored two major role-playing games, Demon: The Fallen and Werewolf: The Forsaken from White Wolf Publishing. He was also an extensive contributor to Hunter: The Reckoning , a game line that was subsequently ported to video games.
Since around 2005, he has become known as a commenter and analyst of digital journalism and social media. The Guardian covered his dispute with the National Union of Journalists over the role of bloggers in the news ecosystem, [3] and has extensively referenced his work.
Adam Tinworth began his journalistic career by working on student magazines at Imperial College, London and Queen Mary, University of London. [4] He has written the long-running journalism blog One Man & His Blog since 2003. [5] [6]
His blogging was first written about in the press during the 7 July 2005 London bombings, and was widely cited as an example of citizen journalism [7] - ironically, as he was a working journalist at the time. By 2009 his site was described by The Guardian as a prominent blog, [8] alongside publications like Paul Staines' Guido Fawkes .
His blogging work led to him being appointed blogging editor for Reed Business Information, [9] leading a push by the business-to-business publisher into blogs. [10] Previously, he was features editor of Estates Gazette , a weekly business magazine for the UK commercial real estate industry.
Tinworth has become known as a commenter, writer and analyst of digital media and its inter-relationship with journalism. His work initially was in the trade press, [11] but expanded later to cover wider issues in more general forms of journalism. His work was quoted in The Guardian regularly during the late 2000s, [12] presenting his comments on areas including journalistic blogging [13] and the rise of paywalls. [14]
In recent years, he has participated in evolving business models for online publishers. [15] He has also participated in the debate around "fake news", [6] and been interviewed, [16] in his role as a journalism lecturer at City, University of London, on social media's role in its spread. He is regularly interviewed by trade sites for journalists. [17] [18] [19]
While no longer a working journalist, he occasionally breaks stories like the closing of Friends Reunited, [20] and the arrival of a new Kindle typeface. [21]
Tinworth's work has been quoted in books, [22] media articles [23] and academic papers [24] about digital journalism. He is one of the panel that contributes to the annual Reuters Institute study Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions. [25]
Tinworth was criticised for taking non-traditional journalistic positions during a dispute with the National Union of Journalists, [3] and debates [26] about the future of journalism careers with journalism writer and academic Roy Greenslade.
In parallel to his journalism career, he began writing about RPGs for the British magazine Arcane. [27] He has contributed to over 25 role-playing game books for White Wolf Game Studio, including Werewolf: The Forsaken and Demon: The Fallen , as well as two for Onyx Path. [28]
Other supplements which Adam Tinworth has co-authored include: (all White Wolf Game Studio publications)
(All Onyx Path)
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