✎ Poynter 美國波因特學院｜20230606

Fewer than a third of Americans believe local news holds public officials accountable, poll finds

民調結果顯示：不到三分之一的美國人認為地方新聞能讓公職人員負責

The finding indicates widespread dissatisfaction with local journalism fulfilling one of its primary missions

✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20230603

‘Deeply personal and very authentic’: how podcasts took over the world in 20 years

「非常個人化且真實」Podcast如何在20年內風靡全球

Podcasting has blurred the edges of the comic form itself: you don’t have to be a comedian to do comedy any more, and if you are a comedian, you no longer have to tell jokes to make audiences laugh and – perhaps more importantly – love you.

✎ Journalism.co.uk 英國新聞網站《Journalism.co.uk》｜20230606

AJP asked 5,000 people in the US what they want from local news. This is what they said

AJP在美國訪問5000人調查他們想從地方新聞獲得什麼資訊

Readers crave a fuller picture of trustworthy stories on subjects that matter to their lives and provide actionable information

✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20230607

Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers to be put up for sale

英國《每日電訊報》及《星期日電訊報》將出售

The Daily and Sunday Telegraph are to be put up for sale in a deal that promises to reshape the media landscape after the Barclay family lost control of their crown jewel media assets in a bitter row over nearly £1bn of unpaid debts.

✎ THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER 美國皮尤研究中心｜20230607

Life on Social Media Platforms, in Users’ Own Words

在社群平台過生活，表達自我

In focus groups, highly engaged social media users describe the purposes that different platforms serve for them, their choices about what to reveal and how they try to anticipate any hostile reactions that could be lurking

✎ Columbia Journalism Review 美國《哥倫比亞新聞評論》｜20230608

Meta ramps up its threats to block the news

加拿大《線上新聞法案》若通過　Meta揚言封鎖新聞

Like Meta, Google has made the argument that it doesn’t benefit financially from hosting links to news content but rather sends billions of clicks to news sites, which are then free to monetize those clicks. But the platforms rarely mention that they dominate the online advertising market. And their arguments don’t seem to have swayed those pushing the Canadian bill.

整理：朱弘川｜編譯：蔡宏杰