✎ Pew Research Center 美國皮尤研究中心｜20231024
Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
美國人已不如過去那般密切關注新聞
Americans are following the news less closely than they were a few years ago, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. This comes amid changes in news consumption habits, declining trust in the media and high levels of news fatigue.
✎ REUTERS 路透社｜20231016
Italy to cut licence fee for public broadcaster by more than 20%
義大利將公共廣播電視收視費削減20%以上
Italy will reduce the compulsory licence fee that helps finance public TV and radio broadcaster RAI from 90 to 70 euros ($73.70) per year, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday.
✎ TECHCRUNCH 資訊科技媒體《TechCrunch》｜20231012
Instagram head says Threads is ‘not going to amplify news on the platform’
Instagram高層表示：新社群平台Threads未來不會在平台上刻意強調新聞
Instagram’s new Twitter-like app Threads is not prepared to truly challenge Elon Musk’s X, if recent statements by Instagram head Adam Mosseri hold true. In response to a post about Threads’ position on hard news, Mosseri explained the company did not intend to “amplify” news on its platform. His position is not a surprise, though it’s a disappointing one for those looking to exit X in favor of greener pastures. At Meta, both Instagram and Facebook have had difficult relationships with news publishers over the years, having battled fake news, clickbait and accusations of political bias.
✎ AXIOS 美國數位新聞網站《AXIOS》｜20231003
Social media traffic to top news sites craters
全球頂尖新聞網站的社群媒體流量急遽下滑
Traffic referrals to the top global news sites from Meta’s Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, has collapsed over the past year, according to data from Similarweb.
✎ NIEMAN LAB 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20230927
Press freedom means controlling the language of AI
新聞自由意味著掌控人工智慧的語言
Generative AI systems act like “stochastic parrots,” using statistical models to guess word orders and pixel placements. That’s incompatible with a free press that commands its own words.
✎ CBC 加拿大廣播公司｜20230919
Hamilton Spectator losing its office space as parent company Torstar tries to save money
母公司企圖節流 加拿大《漢米爾頓觀察家報》將無辦公棲身之所
The Hamilton Spectator is losing its office space as its owner tries to save money, CBC Hamilton has learned.It means one of Ontario’s longest-running newspapers with roughly 50 editorial staff will no longer have a physical newsroom.
✎ PRESS GAZETTE 英國《新聞公報》｜20230914
New Full Fact CEO: Fact-checkers may need ‘to be a bit more rock and roll’
英國事實查核機構Full Fact新任執行長：事實查核員需要「多點搖滾」
Chris Morris says it’s best not to “get too po-faced” about inaccuracies but wants to boost Full Fact’s profile.
✎ PRESS GAZETTE 英國《新聞公報》｜20230905
Meta to wind down Facebook News tab and stop funding Community News Project
Meta將逐步停止Facebook新聞標籤 並終止資助社區新聞計畫
UK publishers have received payments for their content in the Facebook News tab since 2021.
✎ REUTERS 路透社｜20230829
Exclusive: Meta’s Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usage
獨家：Meta封鎖加拿大新聞連結 對加拿大的Facebook使用量沒有影響
Meta’s decision to block news links in Canada this month has had almost no impact on Canadians’ usage of Facebook, data from independent tracking firms indicated on Tuesday, as the company faces scorching criticism from the Canadian government over the move.
✎ CNN 美國有線電視新聞網｜20230817
Publishers see dramatic drop in Facebook referral traffic as the social platform signals exit from news business
社群平台預告淡出新聞事業 新聞出版商發現Facebook導入的流量急速下降
The Meta-owned company has quietly made changes in recent months that have dramatically reduced referral traffic to media outlets, more than half a dozen publishers told me. The move has put considerable dents in the daily traffic publishers see, with the damage appearing to be more pronounced among those who publish more hard news-oriented content.