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PMA welcomes passage of public media law in Slovenia
A new law, designed to protect the…
PSM Weekly | 31 May – 6 June 2023
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Nepal: Public media independence at risk
A bill which proposes to merge the…
Catherine Tait reappointed President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
Catherine Tait, President and CEO of…
Sally-Ann Wilson becomes a Co-Chair of the Consultative Network of the Media Freedom Coalition
We are pleased to announce that the…
CBC/Radio-Canada launches new National Accessibility Plan to better serve and represent Canadians with disabilities
The new Accessibility Plan provides a…
Enhanced future focus for RNZ
RNZ is starting a new chapter with a…
Pacific Media Network introduces menopause and menstrual leave
The Pacific Media Network has…
PSM Weekly | 24 – 30 May 2023
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What the BBC is doing to meet the needs of audiences
What the BBC is doing to meet the needs…
PSM Weekly | 17 – 23 May 2023
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Focus On Poland: Pressure on independent media
Despite an improvement in press…
PMA condemns racist abuse of ABC journalist
Stan Grant – a prominent Wiradjuri…
US: Political pressures on public service media
Oklahoma's public service media is at…
Pakistan radio station set alight
The Public Media Alliance calls for…
Cilla Benkö reflects on her tour of Central Europe
Swedish Radio's CEO Cilla Benkö writes…
PSM Weekly | 10 – 16 May 2023
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SRG Hackdays: “24 hours of pure creativity”
SRG Hackdays is an innovative way of…
Maintaining values as PSM goes digital
In a speech the CEO of PMA talks about…
Radiodays Asia 2023
Join us in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for…
How RSI’s youth platform, Spam, reaches their audience
RSI launched Spam in 2016 to reach…
Rai CEO resigns sparking fears of political interference
“A political clash has erupted over the…
PSM Weekly | 4 – 9 May 2023
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ABC Welcomes Five-Year Funding
The ABC responds to the first of the…
“A cultural change”: sustainable PSM
In a follow-up to PMA's session on…
PSM Weekly | World Press Freedom Day 2023
Our weekly round-up of public service…
WPFD 2023: Year in Review
On World Press Freedom Day 2023, it's…
Cilla Benkö: We must all be the guardians of freedom of the press
Having free access to information is…
PMA Board member Odette Campbell passes away
It is with deep regret that the Public…
BBC World Service launches emergency radio service for Sudan
The programme, which will be broadcast…
SABC: New board appointed
South Africa's President has finally…
Twitter ditches labels but concerns remain
Twitter removed labels for both…
New Zealand: What’s the government’s post-merger media plan?
After New Zealand's government decided…
PSM Weekly | 19 – 25 April 2023
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Channels TV fined by NBC
A number of civil society groups have…
GTF objects to Twitter’s public media labels
The Global Task Force objects to ABC,…
PSM threaten to leave Twitter
Independent public service media have…
Twitter is damaging trust in PSM
The application of inaccurate and…
Strikes at RTV SLO amid wider instability
A strike, an investigation into labour…
CBC Corner: a digital portal for Canadian libraries
CBC Corner is a new digital portal –…
PSM Weekly | 5 – 11 April 2023
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“Government-funded Media” Twitter label must be removed
PMA calls for Twitter to reverse its…
RNZ Welcomes Funding Announcement
New Zealand's government has increased…
ABC launches ground-breaking new show The Pacific
Designed and created specifically for…
PSM Weekly | 29 March – 4 April 2023
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BBC World Service launches “Dars”
Dars is the first multi-platform…
PSM Unpacked | Engaging & Educating Youth
Staff at PMA member organisations…
South Africa: SABC journalists attacked
The South Africa National Editors’…
“Another good sign” for media in Fiji
A Pacific media academic ascertains the…
PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 March 2023
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ARD and ZDF launch a joint streaming network
The shared network, due to launch in a…
Understanding public service media
As debates on the future of public…
PSM Weekly | 15 – 21 March 2023
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Digital journalism project: Meet our partner and facilitators!
Meet our partner and facilitators for…
Sweden: Public service investigation directives unveiled
The investigation will focus on…
Nigeria Election: Threats, sanctions, and disinformation
In the run up to the 2023 presidential…
Pakistan: Regulator exerting greater control
There has been an alarming spate of…
PSM Weekly | 8 – 14 March 2023
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NOS experiments with translation software
NOS has trialled a new translation…
ZDF’s “The Swarm” demonstrates innovation and value
ZDF’s The Swarm has amassed more than…
Independent and free media saves lives
In the aftermath of major crises,…
PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 March 2023
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Global Task Force for public media congratulates South Korea’s KBS on its 50th anniversary
KBS has been shaped by a complex…
Le Groupe de travail mondial pour les médias publics souligne les 50 ans du diffuseur sud-coréen KBS
KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) a…
US: Concern over political interference at West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Years-long political pressures on West…
Household levy suggested for ORF
ORF has been ordered to identify where…
SBS to service more multilingual Australians than ever
The conclusion of the Language Services…
KBS joins the Public Media Alliance
PMA is excited to announce that the…
PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 February 2023
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Expert warns PNG against changes to media law
A Pacific journalism expert has warned…
1 Year On: Public Broadcasting and Ukraine
Public service broadcasters continue to…
Fiji: All change at FBC
Since the change in government in…
PSM Weekly | 15 – 21 February 2023
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PMA announces major projects for 2023
Here's a look at PMA's 2023 slate of…
Thai PBS’ network of local radio stations
The ‘Northern Roaming Project’ is the…
“It’s a Canada thing”: CBC on supporting Canadian production
In a speech, CBC/Radio-Canada's…
Outrage after SABC CEO granted powers of Board
As delays continue to plague the…
BBC India Offices searched by authorities
PMA is deeply concerned by today’s…
PSM Weekly | 8 – 14 February 2023
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World Radio Day 2023 | Radio and Peace
To celebrate World Radio Day 2023, a…
Radio’s contribution towards peace in South Africa
SABC's radio services played a pivotal…
Czech TV joins the Public Media Alliance
The Public Media Alliance is thrilled…
PSM Unpacked | Youth education & engagement
MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE: In this PSM Unpacked…
Joint letter urges European Parliament to strengthen EMFA
PMA joins fellow media groups to call…
Public broadcasters create “Public Spaces Incubator”
Four public broadcasters are partnering…
RNZ-TVNZ merger scrapped
Work towards the long-mooted merger is…
India: Space for media freedom shrinking
Recent censorship highlights the…
PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 February 2023
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TVO joins the Public Media Alliance
The Canadian regional broadcaster, TVO,…
RTVE stands at a crossroads again
Public broadcaster RTVE is once again…
Priority to provide public service on TikTok
Providing trusted news and information…
PSM Weekly | 25 – 31 January 2023
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Slovakia: Licence fee faces possible abolition
Slovak public broadcaster RTVS’s…
NZ: New public media in doubt
There are fears that the creation of a…
We need a more humanitarian journalism
A new book argues for a more…
Ireland: RTÉ promised funding reform
The government has promised to reform…
PSM Weekly | 18 – 24 January 2023
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SABC indigenous language news channel to be launched
SABC plans to improve news provision…
BBC Chairman on the role of the World Service
BBC Chairman examines the continuing…
Canada: Trust, Democracy and the Public Broadcaster
CBC/Radio-Canada's President reflects…
Maria Ressa & Rappler acquitted of four charges
The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted…
PSM Weekly | 11 – 17 January 2023
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PBS announces slate of climate programming
The US' public broadcaster, PBS, has…
Israel: Kan threatened with privatisation
The new Communications Minister has…
SABC licence fee to be scrapped
The South African government is moving…
Going all digital? BBC, France Télévisions consider online-only futures
The BBC is eyeing an online-only future…
PSM Weekly | 4 – 10 January 2023
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Brazil: Journalists attacked during riots
PMA condemns the attacks on journalists…
New look Thai PBS website: “Digital First”
Thailand's public broadcaster looks to…
NRK: Budget cuts see downsizing, “tough priorities”
NRK has adopted its budget for 2023…
Privatisation off the table for Channel 4 and EBC
The UK government is to scrap plans to…
Cilla Benkö on 2023
2022 was a dark year, with more…
PMA in 2022: Reflecting and looking ahead
As we finish the year, PMA's CEO,…
Staff highlights of 2022
In another busy year for PMA and public…
Radiodays Europe 2023
Radiodays Europe 2023 is this year…
South Korea: Proposed PSM reforms
Reforms to strengthen the independence…
PSM Weekly | 14 – 20 December 2022
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PSM Unpacked | Communicating public value to audiences
Our global membership recently joined…
Poland: Proposed law set to boost prominence of controversial public broadcaster
An amendment to the Broadcasting Act’s…
La directrice générale de la SVT parmi les cibles d’un complot terroriste : les menaces s’aggravent contre les professionnels des médias
Une membre du Groupe de travail mondial…
Targeting of SVT director general underscores severity of threats against media professionals
Global Task Force member was on the hit…
Focus on Brazil: What lies ahead for public media?
New leadership for Brazil may signal a…
PSM Weekly | 7 – 13 December 2022
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Taiwan Plus app banned in China
The English-language service from PTS…
OUT NOW | Caribbean mis- and disinformation Situation Report
Greater media literacy needed to…
PSM Weekly | 30 November – 6 December
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NBC helps raise breast cancer awareness
A Namibian public radio station has…
Germany: Public media reforms scrutinised
The heads of Germany’s 16 states have…
ANZPM: Public media “for a volatile world”
New Zealand's new public media entity,…
PSM Weekly | 23 – 29 November 2022
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Candidates recommended for SABC Board
12 names have been recommended by the…
Slovenia: Bill to depoliticise public media receives public support
Slovenian voters have backed a bill to…
PMA extremely concerned by arrest and harassment of journalists in China
A BBC journalist was arrested by the…
Slovenia: Media freedom groups back legislative efforts to depoliticise public media
PMA and other media freedom groups back…
PSM Weekly | 16 – 22 November 2022
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The Well Said project: “Yle’s act for a functioning democracy”
A project co-led by Finland’s public…
Threats to public broadcasters and media professionals are weakening democracy
Public funding, operational & editorial…
PSM Weekly | 10 – 15 November 2022
Our weekly round-up of public service…