30th July 2020
Attacks on Public Media are an Attack on Democracy
In early June, Facebook announced that it had begun labelling content originating from state-controlled media organisations. This is the most recent manifestation of an ongoing…
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29th July 2020
Space for independent and critical media continues to shrink in Pakistan
It has now been 139 days since the arbitrary arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief of the Geo-Jang Group. The Public Media Alliance continues to join calls for his…
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28th July 2020
Diversity and Public Media
It is time for all public media mandates to place diversity and representation centre stage.
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28th July 2020
Independent media and press freedom take another hit in Hungary as Index editor is fired
The country, whose government is credited with inspiring media capture across Europe, has received yet another blow to its press freedom.
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28th July 2020
Update: Directive to shutdown GBC channels suspended
Suspension follows widespread criticism of the directive as being a form of undue interference in the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
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24th July 2020
Malawi: Is now the time to reform MBC?
Following the country’s historic election re-run, could this be the time to transform the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation into a public broadcaster free from political…
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23rd July 2020
Insight | Let’s unleash the BBC’s potential to combat fake news and help Global Britain
BBC Director Tony Hall writes about the importance of the BBC in combatting misinformation and ensuring fair and free news worldwide.
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20th July 2020
Nepal’s public broadcasting bill causes independence concerns
A new Public Service Broadcasting bill has raised serious concerns among journalists and lawmakers about the potential for government control over a new public media body.
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17th July 2020
GBC ordered to reduce channels by half
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has been sent a directive from the Ministry of Communications ordering it to reduce the number of channels it operates on the National Digital…
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16th July 2020
Insight | Why Public Media Will Not Survive Without Real Citizen Participation
In a dynamic and brutally competitive media landscape, it is time for public media to get serious about citizen participation says Marius Dragomir.
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