The Public Media Alliance is a membership association of 50+ TV and radio broadcasting organisations with a public service remit.
Members also include broadcast-related organisations such as regulators and broadcast technology companies. The Alliance stretches across 54 countries – in both hemispheres and all continents. You can find out more about our diverse membership here.
We are a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Our offices are in Norwich at the University of East Anglia. Our staff are predominantly based in the UK.
Staff
Kristian Porter
CEO of Public Media Alliance
Desilon Daniels
Project & Advocacy Coordinator
Clare Lilley
Membership & Business Affairs Manager
Harry Lock
Editorial Manager
Charlotte Pion
Journalist & Researcher
Jamie Tahana
Journalist & Research Officer
Keiran Turner
Development and Communications Officer
Sally-Ann Wilson
Associate, Public Media Alliance
Board
The PMA membership elects a new Board every two years.
The new board came into effect on 1 November 2023. Paul Thompson was welcomed as President for a fourth term, alongside new Vice President Claude Galipeau and returning Vice President Dr Frank-Dieter Freiling.
Paul Thompson
Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief, RNZ, New Zealand
Claude Galipeau
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development, CBC/Radio-Canada
Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling
Senior Vice President International Affairs, ZDF, Germany
Prof. Amin Alhassan
Director-General, GBC, Ghana
Gary Allen
Group Senior Executive Corporate and External Affairs, RJRGLEANER Communications Group, Jamaica
Jonathan Barzilay
Chief Operating Officer, PBS, United States
Larissa M. Bieler
Director, SWI swissinfo.ch & Executive Board Member, SRG SSR, Switzerland
Tomas Hedenius
Director of Communications, Sveriges Radio, Sweden
Liliane Landor
Senior Controller of International News and Director of World Service, BBC, United Kingdom
Cindy Shyu
President, PTS Taiwan
David Sutton
Senior Strategist, ABC, Australia