✎ THE GUARDIAN 英國《衛報》
UK is a hostile environment for LGBTQ+ journalists, study suggests
研究顯示：對LGBT+的記者來說，英國媒體環境對其充滿敵意
Most respondents report receiving online abuse and harassment, with many seeing their role as dangerous.
✎ Lenfest Institute for Journalism 非營利組織倫費斯特新聞研究所｜20230503
A deep dive into the sustainability needs and concerns of community media outlets
深入了解社區媒體出版品的永續性需求及重要性
53% of community media outlets surveyed said they expected to go out of business within five years if current revenue trends continue
✎ DIGIDAY 美國數位媒體《數位日報》｜20230424
為BuzzFeed News賦予生命的社群媒體流量如何最終導致其衰亡
Publishers have been noting a decrease in site referrals from social media platforms, and therefore a decrease in traffic, as these platforms prioritize short-form vertical video in hopes that users won’t leave their sites. Meanwhile, the instability at Twitter and the potential ban of TikTok is making two of the more popular platforms less reliable for publishers. So a news brand built for — and dependent on — a social media audience, could be facing the same algorithm-induced issues that occurred in 2016.
✎ journalism.co.uk 英國新聞網站《Journalism.co.uk》｜20230419
AI has “enormous potential” for local newsrooms (if they know how to use it)
若能善用人工智慧 它將對地方新聞編輯室帶來「巨大潛能」
From spotting niche stories to dealing with the admin, the technology could be just what the doctor ordered for under-resourced local news organisations
✎ DIGIDAY 美國數位媒體《數位日報》｜20230412
How newsletter publishers are expanding and diversifying beyond inbox-based revenue
新聞訂閱出版商如何拓展及多元化經營來超越訂閱收入
A media company can only grow so much when sticking to one channel. At least that’s what four newsletter publisher executives said when outlining their plans to Digiday about expanding into events, video and podcasts to diversify their businesses and grow their revenue this year.
✎ MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 美國《麻省理工科技評論》｜20230403
Three ways AI chatbots are a security disaster
人工智慧聊天機器人造成安全災難的三種方式
AI language models are the shiniest, most exciting thing in tech right now. But they’re poised to create a major new problem: they are ridiculously easy to misuse and to deploy as powerful phishing or scamming tools. No programming skills are needed. What’s worse is that there is no known fix.
✎ The Journalist’s Resource 哈佛大學肖倫斯坦中心《記者資源》｜20230328
Public radio can help solve the local news crisis – but that would require expanding staff and coverage
公共廣播能幫助解決地方新聞危機 但必須擴編人力及報導範圍
Media scholar Thomas Patterson explains why he believes local public radio should be part of the conversation about saving local news.
✎ Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 牛津大學路透新聞學研究所｜20230321
Race and leadership in the news media 2023: evidence from five markets
2023年新聞媒體中的種族與領導能力：來自五個市場的實證
Overall, 23% of the 81 top editors across the 100 brands covered are people of colour, despite the fact that, on average, 44% of the general population across all five countries are people of colour. If we set aside South Africa and look at the four other countries covered, 11% of the top editors are people of colour, compared with, on average, 31% of the general population.
✎ MAPPING JOURNALISM 美國線上新聞網站《Mapping Journalism》 ｜20230314
How DW nails TikTok explaining German culture to its 350k Berlin Fresh’s followers
德國之聲如何透過TikTok帳號Berlin Fresh 向其35萬追蹤者說明德國文化
JR: TikTok’s algorithm is content-based, not status-based, meaning everyone can go viral. And this is incredibly powerful. But the downside is that, even when you have a big account, you have no guarantee that your content will be seen in your community because people watch videos mostly from their “For you” page, not their “Following” feed.
✎ AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE 美國新聞協會｜20230309
Key findings for reaching Black Millennials and Gen Z with news
千禧年世代、Z世代黑人新聞研究調查的主要發現
How should news organizations appeal to Millennial and Gen Z news audiences and keep them coming back?
