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
30th March 2026
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
16th March 2026
Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media is founded by a group of public service media organisations and Indigenous media bodies.
Meet the 2026 Global Grantees
13th March 2026
Newsroom evolution, representative journalism, and storytelling grounded in culture underpin the projects from our 2026 Global Grantees.
New PMA Board Elected
2nd February 2026
The new Public Media Alliance board includes public media leaders from eleven countries across five continents.
UNESCO IPDC supports two 2026 projects with PMA
28th January 2026
PMA has been awarded two project funds through UNESCO’s IPDC, a specialised UN committee for media development.
ARD joins the Public Media Alliance
21st January 2026
PMA looks forward to collaborating with ARD on global public media challenges such as prominence and discoverability.
Latest Statements
PMA joins statement raising concerns over public media funding in Czechia
26th March 2026
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
24th March 2026
The Public Media Alliance congratulates Menesia Muinjo on her appointment as the new Director General of NBC.
PMA joins other media organisations in warning against LRT law changes
20th March 2026
PMA joined other PSM and press freedom organisations to express their concern regarding the proposed amendments to the LRT law.
BBC Charter Review: The global value of the BBC
10th March 2026
With the Charter Review underway, we asked fellow public service media to explain why the BBC plays such an important role internationally.
BBC Charter Review: A generational opportunity for the BBC
10th March 2026
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
9th March 2026
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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PMA in the Press
Fighting for Trust: Defending Public Media in a Fractured World
Radio Days Europe | March 2026
Indigenous news coverage is expanding globally. It’s about time.
IC Magazine | March 2026
The Role of Public Broadcasting in the Age of AI: A Lecture by PMA Chairman, Mr. Porter (Japanese)
NHK | March 2026
CBC’s Claude Galipeau elected as president of the Public Media Alliance
Cartt.ca | February 2026
ARD is the newest member of the Public Media Alliance (German)
DWDL.de | January 2026
Reporters Without Borders sent an open letter to Babiš. They warn against abolishing concession fees(Czech)
iROZHLAS | January 2026
Public service media in a united Ireland: RTÉ, BBC and beyond?
Irish Examiner | January 2026
Public service media put security first when choosing AI tools
Journalism UK | December 2025
SOS hosted yet another successful public service media symposium
SOS | October 2025
Who should the media serve? (Listen)
Rti | September 2025
How does media work in Australia? (Listen)
SBS | June 2025
How Russia and China are fighting the battle of international information (French)
RSI | May 2025
Empowering Caribbean Journalists: A Data-Driven Hackathon for Disaster Preparedness
UNESCO | May 2025
How the West is losing the international information war
Le Monde | April 2025
The future of RNZ as it celebrates 100 years, according to its boss
The Post | April 2025
Defending media against defunding
RNZ | March 2025
UNESCO | June 2024
RTBF and VRT join the Public Media Alliance
The Brussels Times | March 2024
Parliament set to debate SABC Bill with focus on funding model
SABC | February 2024
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