Adam Tinworth
British role-playing game designer and journalist
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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.
6 November 1971
Adam Tinworth | |
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Adam Tinworth | |
| Born | Adam Matthew J. Tinworth 6 November 1971 |
| Occupation | Consultant, journalist, writer |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 1999–2007 (as a Role-playing game designer and writer) |
| Notable awards | FRSA[1] |
| 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
- 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]