確かにN22 times in this passage
concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.
デジタルが追加されたことで記者の仕事は確かに増えて労働強化でモチベーションが落ちたり、速報性を重視するあまり記事の質が下がる恐れが皆さんの中にあるようです。
Adding digital operations has certainly increased reporters' workloads, and some of you seem concerned that the heavier workload may reduce motivation or that an excessive emphasis on speed may lower the quality of articles.
逆に（ぎゃくに）N2
Signals that what follows runs opposite to what was just said or expected — 'on the contrary', 'conversely', 'the other way around'.
それは確かに読みやすいかもしれませんが、逆に言えば物足りない記事になる可能性があります。
That may certainly make an article easier to read, but conversely, it may also leave the reader wanting more.
しかもN2
Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.
しかもネットは読者の反応もありますし、ソーシャルサービス経由で拡散する可能性があります。
Moreover, the Internet provides feedback from readers and offers the possibility of content spreading through social services.
さらにN2
Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.
さらに映像やグラフィカルな表現など紙では不可能なことがたくさんできます。
It also makes possible many things that cannot be done on paper, such as video and graphical presentation.
に限らずN2
Says something applies not only to X but more widely, "not limited to / not only X".
新聞に限らずこれからのよい記者の条件は、よい記事を書けるのはもちろんのこと、こうしたネットの状況を理解し、それを活用するスキルを身につけるのも必要になるでしょう。
For journalists in the future, not only in newspapers, being able to write good articles will of course be essential, but so will understanding this online environment and acquiring the skills to make use of it.
あまり〜ないN3
The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."
デジタルが追加されたことで記者の仕事は確かに増えて労働強化でモチベーションが落ちたり、速報性を重視するあまり記事の質が下がる恐れが皆さんの中にあるようです。
Adding digital operations has certainly increased reporters' workloads, and some of you seem concerned that the heavier workload may reduce motivation or that an excessive emphasis on speed may lower the quality of articles.
ためにN32 times in this passage
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
なので、できるだけ多くの人がわかるような内容にするために本来の記者の記事を削って掲載されます。
Therefore, in order to make the content understandable to as many people as possible, a reporter's original article is cut down before being published.
に比べてN3
Sets up a standard against which something is measured or contrasted; "compared to, in comparison with."
かつてに比べ高度な専門化が進む現代社会でその物足りなさが新聞を読まなくなる一因になる可能性もあるのです。
In today's society, where advanced specialization has progressed far beyond what it once was, that sense of insufficiency may itself become one reason people stop reading newspapers.
だけでなくN32 times in this passage
Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.
速報も一回だけでなく、追加情報や担当者のコメントの追加として何回も流すことができます。
Breaking news need not be issued only once; it can be published repeatedly as additional information and comments from those in charge are added.
としてN3
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
速報も一回だけでなく、追加情報や担当者のコメントの追加として何回も流すことができます。
Breaking news need not be issued only once; it can be published repeatedly as additional information and comments from those in charge are added.
ことはないN3
Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'
これらを駆使することで記事の質は上がりこそすれ下がることはないと思います。
I believe that by making full use of these possibilities, the quality of articles can only improve rather than decline.
むしろN3
Adverb overturning an expectation to present the following as the more fitting statement; "rather / if anything".
むしろ、こうした状況を面白いと思えないとだめなのではないでしょうか。
Rather, shouldn't we be able to find this kind of situation exciting?
〜ないと（いけない）N3
Obligation construction (short for ないといけない/ないとだめ) meaning one is required to do something; "have to / must".
むしろ、こうした状況を面白いと思えないとだめなのではないでしょうか。
Rather, shouldn't we be able to find this kind of situation exciting?
はもちろんN3
Names one obvious case and adds another — 'not only X (which goes without saying) but also Y'.
新聞に限らずこれからのよい記者の条件は、よい記事を書けるのはもちろんのこと、こうしたネットの状況を理解し、それを活用するスキルを身につけるのも必要になるでしょう。
For journalists in the future, not only in newspapers, being able to write good articles will of course be essential, but so will understanding this online environment and acquiring the skills to make use of it.
ところでN3
After a past-plain verb, concedes that even carrying out the action would be pointless — "even if ~; no matter how much ~, it's no use".
実際、ウォールストリートジャーナル、ニューヨークタイムズ等のネットの取り組みが盛んなところでは記者の仕事を再定義し、再教育を徹底して行っています。
In fact, organizations with strong online initiatives, such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, are redefining the work of reporters and thoroughly retraining them.
というN32 times in this passage
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
サイバー時代の到来という環境変化は新聞や雑誌という紙メディアだけではなくテレビもその変化から逃げることはできません。
The environmental change brought about by the arrival of the cyber age affects not only print media such as newspapers and magazines; television cannot escape it either.
なければならないN4
Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.
新聞がますますインターネット上にその姿を現さなければならない時代になりました。
We have entered an era in which newspapers increasingly have to establish a presence on the Internet.
ようだN43 times in this passage
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
デジタルが追加されたことで記者の仕事は確かに増えて労働強化でモチベーションが落ちたり、速報性を重視するあまり記事の質が下がる恐れが皆さんの中にあるようです。
Adding digital operations has certainly increased reporters' workloads, and some of you seem concerned that the heavier workload may reduce motivation or that an excessive emphasis on speed may lower the quality of articles.
かもしれないN44 times in this passage
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
そうした一面もあるかもしれませんが、それは十分に正しくはないと思います。
There may be some truth to that, but I do not think it is entirely correct.
と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
そうした一面もあるかもしれませんが、それは十分に正しくはないと思います。
There may be some truth to that, but I do not think it is entirely correct.
〜てみるN4
Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.
読者の視点で考えてみてください。
Try looking at it from the reader's perspective.
やすいN4
Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').
それは確かに読みやすいかもしれませんが、逆に言えば物足りない記事になる可能性があります。
That may certainly make an article easier to read, but conversely, it may also leave the reader wanting more.
ように / ようなN4
Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".
既存の新聞のような「早いけど浅い」報道方式では読者を満足させろことはできません。
A “fast but shallow” style of reporting like that of conventional newspapers cannot satisfy readers.
させるN4
Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').
自分で書く詳しい解説も必要ですが、いち早く読者を捕まえて話をさせるのも解説です。
Detailed explanations written by reporters themselves are also necessary, but quickly capturing readers' attention and getting them talking is another form of commentary.
などN4
Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.
さらに映像やグラフィカルな表現など紙では不可能なことがたくさんできます。
It also makes possible many things that cannot be done on paper, such as video and graphical presentation.
〜ていくN4
Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.
読者の皆様も、記者である私たちも、新聞との付き合い方を変えていくことになるでしょう。
Both you, the readers, and we, the reporters, will probably have to change the way we relate to newspapers.
ことになるN4
Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'
読者の皆様も、記者である私たちも、新聞との付き合い方を変えていくことになるでしょう。
Both you, the readers, and we, the reporters, will probably have to change the way we relate to newspapers.
〜たり〜たりN5
Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.
デジタルが追加されたことで記者の仕事は確かに増えて労働強化でモチベーションが落ちたり、速報性を重視するあまり記事の質が下がる恐れが皆さんの中にあるようです。
Adding digital operations has certainly increased reporters' workloads, and some of you seem concerned that the heavier workload may reduce motivation or that an excessive emphasis on speed may lower the quality of articles.
〜てくださいN5
A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.
読者の視点で考えてみてください。
Try looking at it from the reader's perspective.
〜ているN53 times in this passage
Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.
新聞はスペースが限られています。
Newspapers have limited space.
のでN5
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
なので、できるだけ多くの人がわかるような内容にするために本来の記者の記事を削って掲載されます。
Therefore, in order to make the content understandable to as many people as possible, a reporter's original article is cut down before being published.
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
なので、できるだけ多くの人がわかるような内容にするために本来の記者の記事を削って掲載されます。
Therefore, in order to make the content understandable to as many people as possible, a reporter's original article is cut down before being published.
だ / ですN55 times in this passage
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
かつてに比べ高度な専門化が進む現代社会でその物足りなさが新聞を読まなくなる一因になる可能性もあるのです。
In today's society, where advanced specialization has progressed far beyond what it once was, that sense of insufficiency may itself become one reason people stop reading newspapers.
けどN5
Colloquial conjunctive particle joining two clauses in contrast — "but / though / although."
既存の新聞のような「早いけど浅い」報道方式では読者を満足させろことはできません。
A “fast but shallow” style of reporting like that of conventional newspapers cannot satisfy readers.
〜ことができるN5
States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.
速報も一回だけでなく、追加情報や担当者のコメントの追加として何回も流すことができます。
Breaking news need not be issued only once; it can be published repeatedly as additional information and comments from those in charge are added.
じゃない・ではないN52 times in this passage
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
むしろ、こうした状況を面白いと思えないとだめなのではないでしょうか。
Rather, shouldn't we be able to find this kind of situation exciting?
だろうN54 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
むしろ、こうした状況を面白いと思えないとだめなのではないでしょうか。
Rather, shouldn't we be able to find this kind of situation exciting?
もうN5
The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).
それ以前に戻ることはもうできません。
We can no longer return to the time before it.
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