Press Room


Welcome to the PMA Press Room, a central hub for the latest official updates from Public Media Alliance.

Explore our latest press releases, organisational announcements, and recent statements on the most pressing situations facing public media worldwide. You will also find resources on how to get in touch with PMA for any press and media enquiries.

Latest Press Releases


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.

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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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New PMA Board Elected


The new Public Media Alliance board includes public media leaders from eleven countries across five continents.

UNESCO IPDC supports two 2026 projects with PMA


PMA has been awarded two project funds through UNESCO’s IPDC, a specialised UN committee for media development.

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ARD joins the Public Media Alliance


PMA looks forward to collaborating with ARD on global public media challenges such as prominence and discoverability.

Latest Statements


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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.

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PMA joins other media organisations in warning against LRT law changes


PMA joined other PSM and press freedom organisations to express their concern regarding the proposed amendments to the LRT law. 

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BBC Charter Review: The global value of the BBC


With the Charter Review underway, we asked fellow public service media to explain why the BBC plays such an important role internationally.

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BBC Charter Review: A generational opportunity for the BBC


In its BBC Charter Review submission, PMA sets out its vision for a well-funded, independently governed, and democratically resilient BBC.

Exchange and Empower: PMA and VRT host discussion on PSM independence


EU PSM are gathering to discuss the gradual normalisation of interference in public media affairs that endangers PSM independence in Europe.

Contact Details


[For journalists only] To get in touch with PMA, request an interview, or ask for comment, please contact our Communications Officer, Yusra Malik.

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