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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
What it means to be a ‘host broadcaster’: 5 key takeaways
In the latest episode of PMA’s podcast, we speak to the EBC and SABC, after they were the designated host broadcaster for major events.
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This edition: Hungary's election and public media reform, and a withdrawn but alarming Czech licence fee amendment.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
What it means to be a ‘host broadcaster’: 5 key takeaways
In the latest episode of PMA’s podcast, we speak to the EBC and SABC, after they were the designated host broadcaster for major events.
Celebrating the rare victories for public media
The first three months of 2026 has seen victories for public media in Switzerland and the US, when both were facing existential crises.
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This edition: Hungary's election and public media reform, and a withdrawn but alarming Czech licence fee amendment.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.
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Roundtable: Indigenous Archiving
This event will explore Indigenous knowledge, cross-cultural exchange, & the responsibilities when working with culturally sensitive material.
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.
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