✎ The Japan Times 《日本時報》 ｜20240125

TikTok, YouTube fuel a Japanese literature boom in Britain

抖音與Youtube在英國掀起了一股日本文學熱潮

Trends on social media platforms such as TikTok — where members of the "BookTok" community recommend and theorize about their favorite books, genres and authors — have inspired young Britons to seek out more works translated from other languages.

✎ Poynter 美國波因特學院 ｜20240124

Tuesday was a bleak day for the media industry

星期二對媒體產業來說是黑暗的一天

The Los Angeles Times, Time magazine and National Geographic all conducted layoffs, while Condé Nast journalists struck over proposed job cuts.

✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20240124

Meta has not done enough to safeguard children, whistleblower says

吹哨者稱meta在內容上保護兒童的措施做得還不夠

Exclusive: former senior engineer says social media company has had the tools to do more since Molly Russell’s death

✎ VOA 美國之音｜20240122

AI Generates Debate Over Newsroom Ethics

AI引發了關於新聞編輯室倫理的辯論

As news organizations start adopting standards and practices, many experts agree that AI is a useful tool for journalism, but that people are still needed to oversee its application.

✎ NPR 全美公共廣播電台｜20240122

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

抖音裁員，科技業的資遣浪潮仍在持續

TikTok is laying off employees in an effort to reduce costs, according to employees at the video-sharing platform, making it the latest technology company to conduct a round of staff reductions in recent weeks.

✎ Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 牛津大學路透新聞學研究社｜20240122

A shrinking path: Ten young journalists open up about their struggles to break into the news industry

一條逐漸痿縮的路：10位年輕記者坦言進入新聞業的困境

I wanted to know more about the realities of being an early-career journalist right now, so I spoke to ten emerging journalists from Europe, North America, and Latin America. We discussed the hurdles they face when trying to get a break in an increasingly fraught labour market. I’ve grouped their struggles into five common themes and left the organisations they mentioned unnamed so this piece doesn't have any impact on their careers.

✎ AXIOS 美國數位新聞網站《AXIOS》｜20240121

ESPN eyes messy solution to streaming puzzle

ESPN正考慮用複雜的解方應對串流媒體難題

ESPN faces an existential crisis as it seeks to secure a streaming future while the cable TV bundle is in terminal decline. Its solution: Ask sports leagues if they want to buy a stake in the network.

✎ Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 牛津大學路透新聞學研究社｜20240119

Seven ways to create a newsroom Gen Zs will stay in

七種方法創造能吸引Z世代關注的新聞編輯室

Here, I summarise my findings and offer seven recommendations for how to make our newsroom a more attractive place for Gen Z to work and thrive.

整理、編譯：胡安妤、蔡宏杰