✎ Semafor 新聞網站《Semafor》｜20260902

Paid actors, AI writing: How a new kind of video business cashed in on America’s divided politics

請演員演出、用 AI 寫劇本：新型影音產業如何靠「製造政治撕裂」賺取流量暴利？

The algorithm’s appetite for news content and a growing audience of cord-cutters and older online users is fueling the rise of a new kind of clickbait built around sensationalized political stories.

✎ Associated Press 美聯社｜20260902

For a century, journalists have had a voluntary ethics code. Editors are giving it an AI-era reboot

恪守一世紀的新聞自律公約！迎戰 AI 浪潮，新聞編輯全面啟動倫理守則大升級

Another issue concerns the very term “professional journalists.” Recent years have seen a huge increase in independent, so-called “creator journalists.” The SPJ thinks they, too, should have a code to guide them. (The code, as always, is a voluntary guide and not enforceable.)

✎ Nieman Lab 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20260902

Trump administration says a New York Times win in OpenAI lawsuit would “threaten national security” and hurt small newsrooms

川普政府放話：《紐約時報》若在 OpenAI 官司中勝訴，將「危及國家安全」、重創小型新聞媒體

The Department of Justice filing argues that large publishers will disproportionately benefit if AI companies have to pay to use copyrighted content.

✎ Pew Research Center 美國皮尤研究中心｜20260901

About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone

約半數美國人坦言：自己花太多時間在滑手機

Between scrolling, notifications, and messages, smartphones can be hard to put down. Just over half of U.S. adults say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a Pew Research Center survey from May and June 2026. About a third of adults say their smartphone use is about right, while just 3% say they spend too little time using these devices.

✎ Columbia Journalism Review 美國《哥倫比亞新聞評論》｜20260903

Why ABC Self-Censored

美國廣播公司ABC的報導為何選擇自我審查？

In a lawsuit, the network cops to making coverage decisions based on government pressure. It’s a striking admission—and an untested legal strategy.

整理：朱弘川、編譯：蔡宏杰