✎ Nieman Lab 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20240710

Are you willing to pay for CNN.com? Prepare to be asked before year’s end

你願意付費收看CNN.com嗎？受眾年底前將被問及意願

The cable news network plans to launch a new subscription product — details TBD — by the end of 2024. Will Mark Thompson repeat his New York Times success, or is CNN too different a brand to get people spending?

✎ Global Investigative Journalism Network 非營利組織《全球深度報導網》｜20240708

‘We Are Just Warming up Our Engines’: What’s Next for Investigative Journalism in Latin America

「我們蓄勢待發」　拉丁美洲調查報導的下一步是？

The investigative beat has never been an easy one in Latin America. From reporting under authoritarian regimes to confronting significant security risks in a region that faces the added challenge of impunity, and from the difficulties of reporting amidst persistent financial struggles to handling the backlash that comes with exposing acts of corruption — the circumstances facing reporters have long been challenging.

✎ Press Gazette 英國《新聞公報》｜20240708

New culture secretary Lisa Nandy called for BBC to be ‘mutualised’ but backed licence fee

英國新任文化大臣Lisa Nandy呼籲BBC要「與觀眾互利共生」並支持收視執照費

Lisa Nandy, the UK’s new culture secretary, has a history of backing the BBC licence fee and praising local journalism in her constituency. But Nandy has said the BBC’s structure needs reform and that it should be “owned and directed by licence fee holders”.

✎ Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20240710

Russia bans Moscow Times in crackdown on independent media

俄羅斯禁止《莫斯科時報》　打壓獨立媒體

Russia has classed the Moscow Times as an “undesirable organisation”, outlawing its activities inside Russia and leaving anybody who cooperates with it open to prosecution.

✎ Press Gazette 英國《新聞公報》｜20240711

Top newsbrands for converting readers to subscribers revealed

英國《新聞公報》調查報告揭露將讀者轉化成訂戶的頂尖新聞品牌

Many things factor into how successful a publisher is at converting its audience to paying readers. These include how long the publisher has had a paywall in place, as those that have had longer to build up their paywalls will likely have a better ratio. But the news cycle makes a difference too: a big story can make a subscription title.

整理：朱弘川、編譯：蔡宏杰