✎ THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 美國雜誌《好萊塢報導》｜20220907

BBC Names Chinny Okolidoh Director of Diversity and Inclusion

BBC任命Chinny Okolidoh為多元化與包容性總監

The BBC said on Wednesday that it has named Chinny Okolidoh director of diversity & inclusion to lead the U.K. public broadcaster’s diversity efforts and strategies. She will take up the role “later this year.”

✎ THE WASHINGTON POST 美國《華盛頓郵報》｜20220906

National Geographic magazine lays off six of its top editors

《國家地理雜誌》解雇六名資深編輯

National Geographic magazine, the venerable journal of science, history and the natural world, laid off six of its top editors last week in an extraordinary reorganization of its editorial ranks.

✎ AXIOS 美國數位新聞網站《AXIOS》｜20220906

Yahoo buys The Factual to add news credibility ratings

獨家：雅虎收購 The Factual 增加新聞可信度評等

Yahoo has acquired The Factual, a company that uses algorithms to rate the credibility of news sources, Yahoo president and general manager Matt Sanchez told Axios.The deal could provide Yahoo News’ 200 million+ monthly visitors with ratings for the thousands of news sources Yahoo aggregates on its site.

✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20220908

UK watchdog to examine whether telecoms companies mislead customers

英國監管機構廣告事務委員會審查電信公司是否誤導顧客

The UK advertising watchdog has launched an investigation into whether telecoms companies are misleading consumers about inflation-busting bill increases when promoting deals in their marketing campaigns.

✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20220907

Hateful tweets multiply in extreme temperatures, US analysis finds

美國分析發現，Twitter惡意推文在極端溫度下成倍增加

Scientists logged rises of up to 22% in racist and misogynist tweets when temperatures rose above 42C

✎ The Wall Street Journal 美國《華爾街日報》｜20220908

Google’s “News Showcase” Stalls in U.S. as Media Outlets Balk at Terms

美國媒體對Google新聞授權條款存有疑慮 News Showcase上線進度停滯

The delays with Showcase cast further doubt on whether major U.S. publishers can rely on revenue from licensing content to Big Tech companies. Publishers have struggled to compete with Google and Facebook for ad dollars, and long criticized those companies for not paying for news content. The tech companies each responded with programs meant to compensate publishers. But Facebook recently said it is no longer investing in its news efforts, ending sizable payments to some publishers, and Google’s Showcase has yet to launch in the U.S.

整理：朱弘川｜編譯：蔡宏杰