✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20260505

Political row as report calls for sweeping cuts to French public broadcasting

法國公共廣播大砍預算報告引爆政治風暴

French politicians on the left and centre have criticised a parliament inquiry report that recommends sweeping cuts to public broadcasting, with a row over culture wars building before next year’s presidential election.

✎ BLOOMBERG 彭博社｜20260501

The Audio Industry Is Grappling with the Rise of ‘Podslop’

音訊產業正面臨「Podcast 劣質內容」氾濫的衝擊

Over the past nine days, 39% of new podcasts were likely AI-generated, according to the Podcast Index.

✎ THE VERGE 美國科技新聞網路媒體《THE VERGE》｜20260430

Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

Meta 上季流失 2,000 萬名用戶

Meta is planning to pump billions more into AI investments this year, despite noting that millions of users have seemingly started to abandon its platforms. In an earning call on Wednesday, Meta reported that figures for “Family daily active people” — the term Meta has coined for all collective users of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger — declined by 20 million this quarter compared to the previous three months.

✎ NIEMAN LAB 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20260501

Australia’s building a great system to fund local journalism — but it doesn’t want to use it

澳洲打造了一套挹注地方新聞的優質機制，卻無意啟用

Its proposed replacement for the News Media Bargaining Code retains its original sin: pretending that a public policy decision is actually just a little nudge to help the free market.

✎ NIEMAN LAB 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20260504

Newsletters, live coverage, a one-time magazine: The World Cup is becoming a testbed for journalism experiments

電子報、即時報導、雜誌特刊：世界盃成為新聞創新的試驗場

“It’s one of those huge, gigantic things that sort of go beyond sports. It’s like a life-measurement mechanism.”

✎ The Guardian 英國《衛報》｜20260506

TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds

研究發現：TikTok 演算法在 2024 美國大選中偏袒共和黨內容

For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in three states, researchers say, but TikTok says study does not reflect real user behavior

✎ The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 英國牛津路透新聞學研究所｜20260504

Trolling, memes and deepfakes: How AI is thickening the fog of war

網路霸凌、迷因與深偽影片：AI 如何加劇戰爭迷霧

The US and Iran are using technology to obstruct coverage of the current conflict. Four experts discuss how AI is reshaping war reporting and the news ecosystem

整理：朱弘川、編譯：蔡宏杰