Adam Matthew J. Tinworth (born 6 November 1971) is a journalist and writer who co-authored two major

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s, '' Demon: The Fallen'' and '' Werewolf: The Forsaken'' from

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. Since around 2005, he has become known as a commenter and analyst of digital journalism and

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. ''The Guardian'' covered his dispute with the

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over the role of

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gers in the news ecosystem, and has extensively referenced his work.

Career

Adam Tinworth began his journalistic career by working on student magazines at

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and

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. He has written the long-running journalism blog ''One Man & His Blog'' since 2003. His blogging was first written about in the press during the

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, and was widely cited as an example of

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- ironically, as he was a working journalist at the time. By 2009 his site was described by ''The Guardian'' as a prominent blog, alongside publications like

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' ''

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''. His blogging work led to him being appointed blogging editor for

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, leading a push by the

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publisher into blogs. Previously, he was features editor of ''

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'', 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, but expanded later to cover wider issues in more general forms of journalism. His work was quoted in ''

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'' regularly during the late 2000s, presenting his comments on areas including journalistic blogging and the rise of paywalls. In recent years, he has participated in evolving business models for online publishers. He has also participated in the debate around "

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", and been interviewed, in his role as a journalism lecturer at

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, on social media's role in its spread. He is regularly interviewed by trade sites for journalists. While no longer a working journalist, he occasionally breaks stories like the closing of

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, and the arrival of a new Kindle typeface. Tinworth's work has been quoted in books, media articles and academic papers about digital journalism. He is one of the panel that contributes to the annual

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study ''Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions''.

Controversies

Tinworth was criticised for taking non-traditional journalistic positions during a dispute with the

, and debates 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''. He has contributed to over 25

books for

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, including '' Werewolf: The Forsaken'' and '' Demon: The Fallen'', as well as two for

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Author credits

Role-playing games

* '' Werewolf: The Forsaken'' * '' Dark Ages: Inquisitor'' * '' Demon: The Fallen'' '' 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'' Other supplements which Adam Tinworth has co-authored include: (all

publications) * ''Lodges: the Faithful'' * ''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'' * ''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'' * ''Hunter: Mortal Remains''

Fiction

* ''Lucifer's Shadow''

References

External links

Publication list on Pen & Paper

Adam's blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tinworth, Adam 1971 births Alumni of Queen Mary University of London English journalists Living people People educated at Dollar Academy Role-playing game designers White Wolf game designers