✎ Adweek 美國《廣告周刊》｜20250904

The New York Times Is Shutting Down Its Audio App 

紐約時報將關閉其獨立的音訊應用程式

The standalone product will shutter in October as the publisher increases audio and video in its flagship News app

✎ The Verge 美國科技新聞網路媒體《THE VERGE》｜20250904

Wikipedia is resilient because it is boring

維基百科具有韌性 乃因其乏味

The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.

✎ The Hollywood Reporter 美國雜誌《好萊塢報導》｜20250909

5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan

5,000 個播客、每週 3,000 集、每集成本 1 美元——AI新創公司的計劃背後

Why pay a celebrity podcast host millions when you can create your own using AI? 

✎ Nieman Reports 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼報告》｜20250910

I Was a Fixer. Here’s Why Journalism Needs to Rethink the Role

「我曾是個新聞協力者」　新聞業需要重新思考這個角色的原因

Across Africa, and much of the world, international reporting depends on fixers, who are mostly local journalists, and guides, who bring knowledge of language, culture, and context that outsiders cannot. They open doors, navigate risks, and sometimes bear the brunt of backlash. Yet they are often underpaid, uncredited, and unprotected.

✎ Nieman Lab 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20250910

From reckoning to retreat: Journalism’s DEI efforts are in decline

從反思到退縮：新聞業的多元、公平與包容努力正在衰退

Diversity-related newsroom jobs haven’t totally disappeared — but they also haven’t stuck.

✎ NPR 美國全國公共廣播電台｜20250905

PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut

受聯邦政府削減資金影響　PBS 裁員 15%

PBS's chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding for public broadcasting starting on Oct. 1.

整理：朱弘川、編譯：蔡宏杰