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Legal claims, transparency boards & funding restructures | The PMA Briefing
- US: VOA journalists file a lawsuit accusing the White House of turning it into a propaganda outlet.
- Austria: Acting DG creates a transparency advisory board after sexual harassment claims led to former DG’s resignation.
- Czechia: Gov’t proposals to grant concessions to the licence fee for citizens provokes concern from international groups.
- Poland: The gov’t wants to end the licence fee for public media, but what replaces it remains unknown.
- Japan: A shakeup of NHK’s radio services to save costs will see the 95-year-old Radio 2 station shuttered.
More public media headlines in the latest PSM Weekly.
Features & Analysis
SABC at 50: Why local identity is the future of global media
Local identity may be a public broadcaster's greatest asset, says SABC as the corporation celebrates 50 years of television.
Statements & Advocacy
On Our Radar | 27 March 2026
This edition: Hungary's election and public media reform, and a withdrawn but alarming Czech licence fee amendment.
PMA joins statement raising concerns over public media funding in Czechia
The Czechia government recently proposed providing concessions for some citizens, which would see a major reduction in public media funding.
PMA congratulates Muinjo on appointment as new DG of NBC
The Public Media Alliance congratulates Menesia Muinjo on her appointment as the new Director General of NBC.
Latest News & Reports
Legal claims, transparency boards & funding restructures | The PMA Briefing
VOA journalists sue the White House again, ORF launches transparency board, and funding uncertainty for public media in Poland and Czechia.
PSM Weekly | 25 – 31 March 2026
PMA's weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
On Our Radar | 27 March 2026
This edition: Hungary's election and public media reform, and a withdrawn but alarming Czech licence fee amendment.
PMA joins statement raising concerns over public media funding in Czechia
The Czechia government recently proposed providing concessions for some citizens, which would see a major reduction in public media funding.
SABC at 50: Why local identity is the future of global media
Local identity may be a public broadcaster's greatest asset, says SABC as the corporation celebrates 50 years of television.
Strikes, strategic goals & a decisive election | The PMA Briefing
ABC journalists go on strike; Swedish Radio sets new goals; public media are in the firing line in Hungary and Argentina.
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Applications open for media literacy training in the Caribbean
Applications are open for PMA's free MIL training workshops in Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago. Deadline: 20 April 2026.
New collective launches to support Indigenous representation, storytelling and languages
Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media is founded by a group of public service media organisations and Indigenous media bodies.
Meet the 2026 Global Grantees
Newsroom evolution, representative journalism, and storytelling grounded in culture underpin the projects from our 2026 Global Grantees.
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