British role-playing game designer and journalist
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.
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
Hunter: The Reckoning
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)
Guildhalls of the Deathless [ 33]
Hunter: Mortal Remains [ 34]
Fiction
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 .
^ a b 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 .
^ a b Naughton, John (12 February 2017). "How good journalists can face down fake newsmongers" . 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 (9 August 2015). "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 . {{cite news }}
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^ 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 (Report).
^ 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 .
^ Rein-Hagen, Mark; Dresner-Thornber, Emily K. (2002). Dark ages, inquisitor . Stone Mountain, GA: White Wolf. ISBN 978-1588462824 . OCLC 57345524 .
^ Dedopulos, Tim; Tinworth, Adam (2001). Hunter Book: Visionary . ISBN 1565047478 .
^ Dembroski-Bowden, Aaron (2005). Lodges the faithful . Stone Mountain, GA: White Wolf Pub. ISBN 978-1588463302 . OCLC 144538556 .
^ Brian., Campbell (2002). London by Midnight . Rein-Hagen, Mark. 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 .
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