✎ NPR 美國全國公共廣播電台｜20220421

CNN+ will shut down a month after the streaming service’s buzzy launch

新聞串流服務CNN+營運滿月 驚傳收攤

The decision to shut down CNN’s subscription offshoot platform aligns with Warner Bros. Discovery’s direct-to-consumer strategy, according to the memo sent by CNN’s incoming CEO Chris Licht and an audio recording of an all-hands meeting on Thursday afternoon held by Licht.

✎ NIEMANLAB 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20220420

“An immediate drop in content”: A new study shows what happens when big companies take over local news

當媒體集團收購地方新聞結果如何？ 研究顯示：「內容急速減少」

From Alden Global Capital to Sinclair Media, tales of corporate media takeovers of local news outlets — and their chilling effects — are everywhere. A new study published late last month in New Media & Society journal provides further evidence of the devastating consequences of corporate ownership.

✎ Columbia Journalism Review 美國《哥倫比亞新聞評論》｜20220418

Let’s make journalism work for those not born into an elite class

讓新聞業不再只為精英階級服務

Assigning and editing with class sensitivity means news outlets are reconsidering some of journalism’s fundamental elements. This includes not only hiring reporters who have had non-“traditional” life experiences but giving them more leeway for personal expression, supporting their experiential expertise.

✎ POYNTER 美國非營利媒體研究機構《波因特學院》｜20220421

4 ways newsrooms can ramp up community engagement in 2022

2022年新聞編輯室提高社區參與度的4種方式

Reporters and editors must let communities help them reflect on bias, discover untapped story angles and lead them toward more inclusive coverage.

✎ DW AKADEMIE 德國之聲《德國之聲學院》｜20220419

Rural journalism in Ghana: Speaking with and for communities

迦納農村新聞：與社區對話並為社區讚聲

From climate crises to human interest stories, DW Akademie spoke to three rural journalists in northern Ghana about what it is like to represent the complex needs of their diverse audiences.

整理：朱弘川｜編譯：蔡宏杰