✎ Nieman Lab 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20250102

Can solutions journalism work for local newsrooms?

解方新聞學對地方新聞編輯室有效嗎？

Enter solutions journalism (also called constructive journalism), an approach to news reporting that emphasizes how people are working to solve significant challenges in communities. In its idealized form, solutions journalism (or SOJO) has four main elements: (1) a specific response to a significant social issue, (2) evidence showing what’s working (or not), (3) insights and lessons learned that can be used by others, and (4) an acknowledgment of limitations. The goal is to encourage civic engagement, rebuild trust in media, and develop more productive dialogue in communities.

✎ Global Investigative Journalism Network 非營利組織《全球深度報導網》｜20250102

Opening the AI ‘Black Box’: How We Investigated Grab’s Fare System

打開AI「黑盒子」：我們如何調查Grab的收費系統

Users of Grab, the Philippines’ most popular ride-hailing app, are at the mercy of an opaque algorithm that calculates service prices.

✎ SiliconANGLE 美國科技媒體《SiliconANGLE》｜20250101

Meta plans to flood social media with AI-generated users and content

Meta 計劃讓社交媒體充斥著由 AI 生成的使用者和內容

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to flood Facebook and other social media platforms with artificial intelligence-powered user profiles, one of its top executives has said.

✎ POLITICO 美國政治新聞網站《政客》｜20241231

Australia Banned Kids From Social Media. Now It Has Advice for the US.

澳洲禁止兒童使用社交媒體，現提供美國建議

As countries around the world race to counter the tech industry’s ever-expanding influence, one issue in particular has become a major rallying cry: protecting children online. And Australia just put itself out front.

✎ AXIOS 美國數位新聞網站《AXIOS》｜20240102

Exclusive: Reuters, Gannett to sell bundled subscriptions

獨家：路透社和甘奈特報團將出售捆綁訂閱服務

Reuters, the global newswire, and Gannett, America's largest local newspaper company, are launching a new content bundle, executives told Axios.

✎ FINANCIAL TIMES 英國《金融時報》｜20240102

UK tech secretary backs away from social media ban for under-16s

英國科技部長不再支持禁止16歲以下青少年使用社群媒體

UK technology secretary Peter Kyle has said he has no plans to ban children aged under 16 from accessing social media, pivoting away from it being an option “on the table”.

整理：朱弘川、編譯：蔡宏杰