Journalism
Journalism isn’t dying
The crumbling edifice of traditional media means the growth of emerging media is more important than ever.
Playing the algorithm game
Can you really “cheat” the LinkedIn algorithm by hiding links in comments? Or is there something else at work?
Cuttings: The true face of X political influencers
Plus Meta's alleged killing of harmful research, and AI workers' worries about their own product
Getting AI in perspective
Yes, AI matters to journalism – but can we talk about other things, too, please?
Fighting the new censorship: Emily Maitlis and Dr Ayala Panievsky
Emily Mailtlis interviews Dr Ayala Panievsky on how journalists counter the tools populist politicians use to control the narrative
24 years later
It's my 24th anniversary as a blogger.
Your Sceptical AI Reader
Somewhere between AI Boosterism and Doomerism, there's a realistic path to be navigated.
2001: the year blogging changed the world
Yet we wouldn't realise how much for two decades
The siren song of AI scale
Turning to AI to write stories will not save smaller outlets
One Man on a Podcast
It's an Addition to what I normally do
Cuttings: Facebook, The Nerve and the Butcher
Curated read for paying members of OM&HB. And curated with love and thanks.
The ever-evolving face of social video
If you're still stuck in the “it's all kids dancing” mindset, you're slipping way behind the times…
Report and Connect: a manifesto for the survival of journalism in the AI age
A call for us to stop letting the tech companies define our work, and reset our focus on the audiences we need to survive