✎ COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW 美國《哥倫比亞新聞評論》｜20220607

Two years of journalists scrambling to make sense of an ever-changing pandemic

兩年來記者爭先恐後地理解不斷變化的Covid-19疫情

Exhilarating because the coverage at times has been superb. Newsrooms eventually recognized the magnitude of what was happening, and remade themselves around a single story. At its best, journalism rediscovered its mission as a critical public service.

✎ THE WASHINGTON POST 美國《華盛頓郵報》｜20220602

Who won the Depp-Heard trial? Content creators that went all-in.

強尼戴普與安柏赫德的官司新聞中誰獲利？孤注一擲的內容創作者！

The popularity of the trial online has only emboldened influencers to lean harder into breaking news and compete more directly with traditional news organizations on coverage.

（編按：有影響力的內容創作者發現，透過社群平台分享突發新聞，能從中獲利，並為他們更增影響力）

✎ THE GUARDIAN 英國《衛報》｜20220608

ABC to abolish 58 librarian and archivist jobs with journalists to do archival work

澳洲公共媒體ABC取消58名圖書館員與資料建檔人員，改由記者進行資料建檔工作

A further 17 contract positions will also be axed with many of the staff affected based outside Sydney and Melbourne

✎ The Journalist’s Resource 哈佛大學肖倫斯坦中心《記者資源》｜20220606

Confirmation bias in journalism: What it is and strategies to avoid it

新聞中的確認偏差：它是什麼？以及該如何避免它？

A behavioral scientist explains why it’s important for journalists to recognize and reduce the influence of cognitive bias in their work.

（編按：確認偏差會影響記者或編輯對新聞故事是否值得報導、刊登的評估）

✎ THE WASHINGTON POST 美國《華盛頓郵報》｜20220609

The biggest U.S. newspaper chain wants less opinion in its pages

美國報業集團甘尼特希望減少民意論壇版面

Gannett says its internal research — primarily reader surveys — suggests editorials, guest commentary columns, op-eds and letters to the editor have lost relevance in an age when opinions overflow on social media. Younger readers, according to the company, often can’t tell the difference between news reporting and opinion, especially online, where stories appear outside traditional sections. Worse, readers often mistakenly believe that news stories are dictated by the paper’s editorial side.

整理：朱弘川｜編譯：蔡宏杰