✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20250424

Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe online

英國監理單位Ofcom 宣布新規　科技公司需保障兒童網路安全

Companies will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content under UK’s Online Safety Act or face large fines.

✎ Pew Research Center 美國皮尤研究中心｜20250422

Teens, Social Media and Mental Health

青少年、社群媒體與心理健康

Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends. Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt their mental health, and growing shares think they harm people their age

✎ The Conversation 非營利媒體平台《The Conversation》｜20250423

Young UK journalists lean towards activist roles, away from objectivity – new survey

最新調查：英國年輕記者傾向扮演激進主義角色，而非客觀公正

In the aftermath of Brexit, journalists were accused of failing their democratic role. So-called mainstream media have been criticised by alternative media for supposedly reinforcing the establishment’s agenda. And journalists’ traditionally most treasured value – objectivity – has been questioned in the face of the war in Ukraine, social movements such as Black Lives Matter and existential threats like climate change. It’s no wonder that many journalists themselves are perturbed by what is happening to their profession.

✎ The Conversation 非營利媒體平台《The Conversation》｜20250423

New survey shows the extent of class privilege in UK journalism

最新調查顯示英國新聞界存在階級特權

Our data does not suggest that a privileged upbringing makes it more likely for journalists to hold a top management position. Where it does make a difference, though, is whether they work for national media or outlets with international presence (like the Guardian or the Financial Times). Of those who do only 9% come from a working-class background, while 72% come from a privileged one (the rest come from the middle groups in our classification).

✎ The New York Times 美國《紐約時報》｜20250423

Columbia Journalism Review Faces the Kind of Crisis It Usually Covers

《哥倫比亞新聞評論》面臨其經常性報導危機

The publication is now trying to find a successful business model without its top editor, who was abruptly fired last week.

✎ DIGIDAY 美國數位媒體《數位日報》｜20250423

Publishers remain unsure of what comes next, even as Google’s ad tech is ruled a monopoly

即使Google的廣告技術遭裁定為壟斷　出版商對接下來會發生什麼事仍感到不確定

If Google is made to divest its ad server and exchange it could emerge from this lawsuit less tethered to the open web than ever. With fewer obligations to support the broader digital ecosystem, Google would be free to invest in its owned and operated platforms — YouTube, Discover, AI Overviews and whatever else keeps users inside its increasingly self-contained universe.

The result: less centralized revenue for publishers and even more control for Google.

✎ Pew Research Center 美國皮尤研究中心｜20250424

Free Expression Seen as Important Globally, but Not Everyone Thinks Their Country Has Press, Speech and Internet Freedoms

言論自由在全球被視為重要，但並非所有人都認為自己的國家擁有新聞、言論和網路自由

Overall, a median of 61% of adults across 35 countries say having freedom of the press in their country is very important, with another 23% saying it is somewhat important. But only 28% say the media are completely free to report the news in their country, with an additional 38% saying the media are somewhat free.

整理：朱弘川、編譯：蔡宏杰