✎ MORNING CONSULT 美國商業情報公司《晨間諮詢》｜20230221

TikTok Really Is Becoming Gen Z’s Google, and More on How Gen Z Gets Its News

TikTok已然成為Z世代的Google　更是Z世代獲取新聞的管道

Google Search is the go-to news discovery platform for U.S. adults, but that’s less the case for Gen Z, which prefers TikTok and Instagram more than older generations.In February, 14% of Gen Z adults reported using TikTok to start researching a major news event, significantly higher than the share of all adults (2%) saying the same.To boost their chances of counting Gen Zers as paying subscribers, news publishers must distribute more compelling content that lives outside of their own websites.

✎ NPR 美國全國公共廣播電台｜20230223

With layoffs, NPR becomes latest media outlet to cut jobs

美國全國公共廣播電台NPR成為裁員潮中最新的裁員媒體

NPR’s chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% of its current workforce – at least 100 people – and eliminate most vacant positions. CEO John Lansing cited the erosion of advertising dollars, particularly for NPR podcasts, and the tough financial outlook for the media industry more generally.

✎ DEADLINE 美國線上雜誌《Deadline》｜20230220

BBC News Says Presenters Can Relax Formal Dress Code As “Sweaty & Dirty” Look Is More Trustworthy

BBC新聞放寬節目主持人正裝要求　因「汗水及髒污」更值得信賴

BBC News presenters have been told that they can relax their formal dress code in the pursuit of more authentic reporting as the broadcaster seeks to reinvent its 24-hour news channel.Naja Nielsen, BBC News’ Director of Digital, told staff last week that the more rugged “sweaty and dirty” look certain journalists adopt when away from the studio can be more trustworthy.

✎ NIEMAN LAB 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20230223

Google blocks news in some Canadian searches, in response to proposed media law

Google搜尋結果封鎖加拿大新聞媒體內容，因應正在立法中的線上新聞法案

A bill under consideration in Canada would require platforms like Google and Meta to negotiate payments with publishers when they link to their content. In response, Google, which opposes the proposed law, is testing blocking news in a small number of searches.

✎ THE GUARDIAN 英國《衛報》｜20230222

New York Times reporters criticise union for backing trans coverage protest

《紐約時報》記者批評工會支持跨性別報導抗爭

High-profile reporters say in letter ‘We are journalists, not activists’ after contributors protest coverage of trans issues

✎ Columbia Journalism Review 美國《哥倫比亞新聞評論》｜20230222

How journalists do their work in Iran

記者如何在伊朗展開採訪工作

As a journalist in Iran, if you cross the red lines in a more obvious fashion, you suffer the consequences. I learned this in 2009, when I was placed in solitary confinement in Evin prison for 124 days under charges of “slander against the government and propaganda against the regime because of writing about Iran for international and Western media.”

整理：朱弘川｜編譯：蔡宏杰