✎ RSF 無國界記者組織｜20220503
RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index : a new era of polarisation
無國界記者組織公布2022世界新聞自由指數：兩極化的新時代
The 20th World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals a two-fold increase in polarisation amplified by information chaos – that is, media polarisation fuelling divisions within countries, as well as polarisation between countries at the international level.
✎ DIGIDAY 美國數位媒體《數位日報》｜20220425
Publishers seek reader payments without the pressure of a paywall
出版商在沒有付費牆壓力下尋求讀者付費訂閱
Business publisher Quartz has joined the likes of Vox and The Guardian in moving to a membership model, backed by the belief that readers will want to support the missions and journalism of the respective publishers enough to pay them without the pressure of a paywall. And Vice News plans to add a tip jar to gather reader donations this year. But can publishers still grow direct reader revenue without a paywall?
✎ NPR 美國全國公共廣播電台 ｜20220421
CNN+ will shut down a month after the streaming service’s buzzy launch
新聞串流服務CNN+營運滿月 驚傳收攤
The decision to shut down CNN’s subscription offshoot platform aligns with Warner Bros. Discovery’s direct-to-consumer strategy, according to the memo sent by CNN’s incoming CEO Chris Licht and an audio recording of an all-hands meeting on Thursday afternoon held by Licht.
✎ Journalism.co.uk 英國新聞媒體網站《Journalism.co.uk》｜20220411
Perugia highlight: what is next for the business of news?
佩魯賈國際新聞節重點：新聞業的下一步是？
The Financial Times, The Wire and eldiario.es share the headaches that their newsrooms are having when it comes to making sure good journalism is well-funded
編按：國際新聞節（International Journalism Festival）是每年四月份在義大利配魯賈舉行的活動，是歐洲最大的年度媒體活動，吸引新聞工作者、新聞相關科系學生、學者，以及媒體機構參與，活動中有各種與新聞、媒體相關的研討會、座談、演講與工作坊等。
✎ VARIETY 美國娛樂雜誌《綜藝》｜20220406
Inside the BBC Staff Exodus: Women of Color Are ‘Exhausted’ From Fighting a Broken System
BBC版《出埃及記》內幕：女性有色人種因對抗崩壞的體制而精疲力竭
Figures for the ethnic distribution of all staff by length of service, broken down in the 2020-2021 BBC Annual Report, reveal that Black, Asian or other minority staff have fewer years of service than their White-British colleagues. As of March 2021, 23.9% of Black, Asian or minority staff worked at the BBC for less than a year, and 20.9% for anywhere between 1-3 years. Only 12.4% worked for stints of 10 years or more.
✎ Journalism.co.uk 英國新聞媒體網站《Journalism.co.uk》｜20220328
Here’s what new Guardian research tells us about commercial opportunities for podcasts
英國《衛報》最新研究指出：Podcast帶來新商機
Podcasting is a place where listeners are more attuned to ads than they are on TV and radio – plus, it makes them more curious about your commercial partners
✎ REUTERS 《路透社》｜20220315
U.S. implements new rules requiring broadcasters to identify foreign-government material
美國FCC通過廣電業者須揭露由外國政府贊助的節目，新規定正式生效
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday that new requirements mandating broadcasters disclose when foreign governments or their representatives lease time on their airwaves take effect today.
✎ REUTERS 《路透社》｜20220315
U.S. implements new rules requiring broadcasters to identify foreign-government material
美國FCC通過廣電業者須揭露由外國政府贊助的節目，新規定正式生效
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday that new requirements mandating broadcasters disclose when foreign governments or their representatives lease time on their airwaves take effect today.
✎ THE GUARDIAN 英國《衛報》｜20220308
Emmanuel Macron promises to scrap TV licence fee if re-elected
法國總統馬克宏承諾連任後取消公共電視執照費
Emmanuel Macron has promised to scrap the French television licence fee if he is re-elected as president next month, prompting questions over the funding and independence of public television and radio.
✎ PRESS GAZETTE 英國《新聞公報》｜20220225
How Canada’s Online News Act will differ from Australia’s news media bargaining code
加拿大的《線上新聞法案》草案與澳洲的《新聞媒體議價法》有何不同？
Canada’s government has pledged to create a “more transparent” version of Australia’s media bargaining code as the North American country seeks to force Google and Meta to pay for news.