Adam Tinworth
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.
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Born | Adam Matthew J. Tinworth 6 November 1971 Stockport, England |
Occupation | Consultant, journalist, writer |
Language | English |
Notable awards | FRSA[1] |
Years active | 1999–2007 (as a Role-playing game supplement writer) |
Website | |
onemanandhisblog |
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.
Career
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]
Controversies
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.
Role-playing games
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]
Author credits
Role-playing games
- Werewolf: The Forsaken
- Dark Ages: Inquisitor[29]
- Demon: The Fallen
- Hunter Book: Wayward
- Hunter: The Moonstruck
- Hunter Players Guide
- Hunter Storytellers Handbook
- Hunter Book: Innocent
- The Walking Dead
- Hunter: The Infernal
- Hunter Book: Visionary[30]
Other supplements which Adam Tinworth has co-authored include: (all White Wolf Game Studio publications)
- Lodges: the Faithful[31]
- Savant and Sorcerer
- World of Darkness: Ghost Stories
- Damned and Deceived
- Dark Ages: British Isles
- Houses of the Fallen
- Players Guide to Garou
- Shadow Games
- Tribebook: Silver Fangs, Revised Ed.
- Vampire Players Guide
- Victorian Age: Vampire Companion
- Dark Ages: Vampire
- London by Night[32]
- Tribebook: Fianna, Revised Ed.
- Werewolf Storytellers Handbook, Revised Ed.
- Exalted Storyteller's Companion
- Veil of Night
- A World of Rage
- World of Darkness: Blood-Dimmed Tides
(All Onyx Path)
Fiction
- Lucifer's Shadow[35]
External links
References
- "New RSA Fellowship cards…at last". One Man & His Blog. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Mary Williams [@marymaryw] (6 November 2011). "@adders It's the new 30. Happy Birthday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Anderson, Kevin (23 February 2009). "NUJ training chair at centre of blog storm". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "Censorship, politics and student lessons". One Man & His Blog. 7 December 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- Oliver, Laura (19 May 2010). "Journalism students may 'crave old media' — but who's pushing this view?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Naughton, John (12 February 2017). "How good journalists can face down fake newsmongers | John Naughton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "Cell Phones Capture London Blasts". Wired. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Bunz, Mercedes (13 October 2009). "Twitter can't be gagged: online outcry over Guardian/Trafigura order". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Anderson, Kevin (2 March 2009). "Blogging etiquette gets personal". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- Allen, Katie (14 February 2007). "Farmers take online bull by the horns". Guardian Unlimited. London. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- "Adam Tinworth: Journalism in a Period of Continuous Change". B2B Memes. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Anderson, Kevin (10 July 2009). "Adam Tinwoth, RBI head of blogging, looks to future of reporting". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Greenslade, Roy (25 June 2008). "Why journalists must learn the values of the blogging revolution". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Greenslade, Roy (3 November 2010). "The Times paywall: making sense, and nonsense, of 'fluffy numbers'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "This Week in Review: Newspaper survival strategies, and the price of change in New Orleans". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Journalism lecturer Adam Tinworth on the tragedy of platform dependency - Media Voices Podcast". Media Voices Podcast. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "Adam Tinworth on The Rise of New and Social Media". ASBPE. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Norris, Ashley. "Adam Tinworth on longform content, media start ups and more". fipp.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- www.aberratio.de, aberratio GmbH, Hamburg. "Do we really need each other? Adam Tinworth on the evolving relationship media brands have with social platforms". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Burgess, Matt. "Friends Reunited to close after 15 years". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Have You Tried The New Kindle Font, Bookerly? | The Digital Reader". The Digital Reader. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Holmes, Tim; Hadwin, Sara; Mottershead, Glyn (19 September 2014). The 21st Century Journalism Handbook: Essential Skills for the Modern Journalist. Routledge. ISBN 9781317864776.
- Charara, Sophie (26 March 2019). "How Google warped the hyperlink". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Google Scholar". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- N, Newman (11 January 2017). "Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions 2017". Cite journal requires
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(help) - Greenslade, Roy (18 May 2010). "Roy Greenslade: Journalism students want to work for national newspapers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "[necro]Arcane Magazine: What was it? - Page 6". RPGnet Forums. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "Interview with Mummy Developer: Part One". theonyxpath.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Dark ages, inquisitor. Rein-Hagen, Mark., Dresner-Thornber, Emily K. Stone Mountain, GA: White Wolf. 2002. ISBN 978-1588462824. OCLC 57345524.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "isbn:1565047478 - Google Search". books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Lodges the faithful. Dembroski-Bowden, Aaron. Stone Mountain, GA: White Wolf Pub. 2005. ISBN 978-1588463302. OCLC 144538556.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Brian., Campbell (2002). London by Midnight. Rein-Hagen, Mark., White Wolf Publishing. Stone Mountain, GA: White Wolf Pub. ISBN 9781588462305. OCLC 607886733.
- "Hunter: Mortal Remains - Onyx Path Publishing | Demon: The Descent | Mummy: The Curse | Changeling: The Lost | Chronicles of Darkness | Hunter: The Vigil | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Guildhalls of the Deathless - Onyx Path Publishing | Mummy: The Curse | Mummy: The Curse | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Lee, Michael; Stolze, Greg; Tinworth, Adam (1 December 2002). Lucifer's Shadow: Tales of Fallen Angels. Stone Mountain, GA: White Wolf Publishing. ISBN 9781588468246.