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Public Media in 2021: Year in Review
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Staff picks: PMA’s stories of the year
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2021: An overview of PMA’s year
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Poland: Media freedom groups urge President Duda to veto ‘Lex-TVN’
PMA joins media freedom and journalist…
PSM Weekly | 15 – 21 December 2021
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Poland: President must reject new media law
There has been international…
SAVE THE DATE: Southeast Asia COVID-19 Situation Report and Media Recovery Plan
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Best of PSM: Public media step up collaboration
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Hong Kong: The dire state of public media
PMA condemns the further constriction…
PSM Weekly | 8 – 14 December 2021
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BBC: End harassment of BBC Persian staff
The BBC is calling upon Iran to end the…
Digital “preparedness is vital” – ABC’s Social Media Wellbeing Advisor
Journalists often face barrages of…
SABC’s financial and editorial pressures resurface
SABC's financial and editorial…
Maria Ressa: Charges must be dropped
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PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 December 2021
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Kyrgyzstan: Independence of public media being undermined
A law amendment being proposed by the…
France: Inquiry into media concentration begins
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The importance of ethics when reporting on conflict
"A regional outline of the issues and…
Explainer: RTV SLO programming shake-up criticised
The 2022 programme production plan for…
PSM Weekly | 24 – 30 November 2021
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PSM Unpacked | Commercial funding for public media
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ORF: New leadership, a licence fee increase, and independence concerns
A new Director-General will lead ORF…
Code of Conduct: “Truly distinct” and “absolutely necessary”
The newly-launched Code of Conduct was…
Letter: Serious concerns over Ofcom Chair recruitment process
Joint letter to the UK's Commissioner…
PSM Weekly | 17 – 23 November 2021
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Code of Conduct: Improving conflict sensitive reporting & journalist safety in South Asia
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Insight: Why Brazil’s public media must remain public
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Under attack ABC sticks up for public media values
ABC sticks to its values in the face of…
Event: Launch of Code of Conduct for conflict sensitive reporting in South Asia
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PSM Weekly | 10 – 16 November 2021
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Brazil: Plans to privatise EBC escalate
The National Bank has invited companies…
The Future of Radio
The “Digital radio and audio review”…
STA needs long-term, viable and sustainable funding
Slovenian authorities must now commit…
Project update: South Asia conflict sensitive reporting project nears completion
Our South Asia conflict reporting and…
PSM Weekly | 3 – 9 November 2021
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Media experts address challenges facing Southeast Asian media landscape
Media experts from across Southeast…
Beyond the licence fee: more PSM considering new funding models
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LRT RADIO: Reducing the COVID confusion
How Lithuania’s public radio helped to…
Hong Kong: Guise of national security interests continues to restrict life and media
A new film censorship bill threatens…
PSM Weekly | Impunity must end
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Cilla Benkö: Toxic for society when crime goes unpunished
In nine cases out of ten, around the…
Local Democracy Reporting Service: A model for public broadcasters?
In 2017, the BBC launched the Local…
Public media and COP26 coverage
Public media organisations have…
PMA welcomes new Board of Trustees
The Public Media Alliance offers a warm…
Channel 4 must remain in public ownership
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ZDF makes history with English language adaptation
ZDF's adaptation of a bestselling…
PSM Weekly | 20 – 26 October 2021
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Malta: PBS labelled ‘state controlled’ amid press freedom concerns
There are growing concerns surrounding…
Greece: Spread of ‘fake news’ legislation continues
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Best of PSM: GBC ramps up training
The training of journalists at GBC in…
MEPs message to Slovenian government must be heeded
MEPs have called for the immediate…
Public media comes out top in Germany election
A survey held after Germany's 2021…
PSM Weekly | 13 – 19 October 2021
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PMA commends ABC’s outgoing News Director for commitment to public media
From general elections and raging…
Online protection for journalists long overdue
Facebook’s updated designation of…
Radiodays Europe 2021: Public media’s latest innovations
How are public media redefining their…
Spain: RTVE’s financial woes persist
Rising debt, proposed budget cuts, and…
SBS Australia’s language services review underway
SBS has commenced its regular review of…
PSM Weekly | 6 – 12 October 2021
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Turkey: Mission finds continued pressures on independent media
An international mission to Turkey has…
Nobel Prize to journalists highlights value of public interest media
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Brazil: Dossier reveals trend of censorship at EBC
A new dossier on censorship at public…
PSM Unpacked: A new forum for PMA members
The Public Media Alliance is running a…
Update: South Korean lawmakers back down on controversial ‘fake news’ bill
The Public Media Alliance welcomes…
Media experts discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the Southeast Asian media landscape
Media experts discuss the impacts of…
Singapore: Foreign interference law poses threat to media plurality
Fears that new law could be used to…
STA Director resigns over independence concerns
The Director of the Slovenian News…
PSM Weekly | 29 September – 5 October 2021
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Hong Kong: Tightening grip of the National Security Law
New crimes are being prepared under the…
Hong Kong: Hong Kong government continues to dismantle public and other independent media
RTHK's new editorial guidelines will…
Brussels Declaration: PMA joins public media and international organisations to call for journalist safety and media freedom
Today, public service media companies…
Threats to journalists in Slovenia must stop
The Public Media Alliance condemns…
Unterstützung der Brüsseler Erklärung, einer neuen globalen Initiative zum Schutz für Journalistinnen und Journalisten und der Pressefreiheit
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In support of the Brussels Declaration, a new global initiative to protect journalists and media freedom
All eight members of the Global Task…
South Korea: Proposed vote on ‘fake news’ bill postponed
The final vote on a proposed bill that…
How US public media covered Hurricane Ida
During natural disasters, public media…
PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 September 2021
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En soutien à la Déclaration de Bruxelles, une nouvelle initiative mondiale pour protéger les journalistes et la liberté des médias
Aujourd’hui, les huit diffuseurs…
Canada: PMA deplores online harassment of journalists
PMA joins CBC/Radio-Canada in voicing…
News of the nation: The transformation of national broadcasting
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Pakistan: Media representatives “strongly opposed” to proposed media authority
Media workers in Pakistan continue to…
PSM Weekly | 15 – 21 September 2021
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ABC adds to Emergency Broadcasting in readiness for 2021/2022 season
Press Release: ABC has expanded its…
Inaugural event: Improving Conflict Sensitive Reporting and Journalist Safety in South Asia
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PTS Taiwan’s New Frontier: PTS World Taiwan
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Insight: Promising steps to strengthen media freedom in Europe
The European Commission has presented a…
Meet the fellows of our conflict sensitive reporting and safety of journalists in South Asia workshop
Meet the fellows of the upcoming…
PSM Weekly | 8 – 14 September 2021
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Attacks on journalists by members of the public grow
As the pandemic continues, there have…
Poland: Senate rejects controversial media ownership bill
Bill criticised as a serious threat to…
Swedish Radio’s role during crises and emergencies
Public broadcaster Swedish Radio's…
UK: Ministers reportedly reject licence fee increase
MPs have reportedly rejected the BBC’s…
Fran Unsworth to leave BBC
Fran Unsworth, BBC Director of News and…
Ghana’s public broadcaster must find a ‘permanent’ funding solution
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation needs a…
Urgent solution needed as Slovenian Press Agency funding crisis passes 250 days
PMA joins 18 civil society and media…
Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Southeast Asia Media Landscape
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G7 must protect and evacuate journalists and media workers in Afghanistan
PMA joins fellow civil society…
PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 September 2021
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ABC achieves record news audience
News audiences are surging to record…
Six dark months: A timeline of RTHK’s decline
A new partnership with China’s state…
South Africa: PMA responds to SABC bill
Proposed bill demonstrates a missed…
Focus On PSM: Second time lucky for public media in Ecuador?
A year after it was dismantled, public…
Slovenia: RTV SLO Director of TV fired
In a sign of the continued attacks on…
South Korea to vote on concerning “fake news” law
South Korea may soon join the growing…
PSM Weekly | 18 – 24 August 2021
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Afghanistan: International community must work to ensure journalist safety
PMA calls on the international…
PMA welcomes two new Board members
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Swedish Radio joins the Public Media Alliance
We are proud to announce that Swedish…
Media freedom concerns surround South Africa’s public broadcaster
The presence of military personnel at…
PSM Weekly | 11 – 17 August 2021
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New regulator could further restrict media freedom in Pakistan
While PMA welcomes comments that…
Turkish government continues to limit independent and foreign-funded media
Limits, fines, attacks, and incoming…
Poland: Senate must reject media ownership bill
PMA calls on Poland’s Senate to reject…
The group guarding NZ’s media freedom
New Zealand is ranked eighth best…
PSM and climate change: Covering the crisis
Public media must use their reach,…
PSM Weekly | 4 – 10 August 2021
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Update: Funding approved for US public media
The US House of Representatives passed…
New RTVE board: Four months on
From funding proposals to consultations…
Broadcast fee increase approved for German public media
PMA welcomes the Federal Constitutional…
PSM Weekly | 28 July – 3 August 2021
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Poland: Anti-foreign media amendment inches closer as TVN24’s licence is suspended
With the suspension of TVN24’s licence…
Hong Kong: Undermining of public media, independent journalism continues
The fallout from the closure of…
Australian public media expand COVID-19 language services
Australian public broadcasters ABC and…
Editorial independence of Manx Radio must be respected
Editorial independence is fundamental…
FRONTLINE: Collaborating on the Pegasus Project
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PSM Weekly | 21 – 27 July 2021
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PMA welcomes $565m funding recommendation for CPB
Approval could lead to a 27% jump in…
PSM Weekly | 14 – 20 July 2021
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Major media networks collaborate to develop talented Pacific journalists
The number and quality of Pacific…
Floods in Europe: PSM in times of emergency
As deadly floods ravage parts of…
PMA condemns attacks on SABC journalists
The Public Media Alliance condemns…
Independent public media under attack in Slovenia
The Public Media Alliance is seriously…
PSM Weekly | 7 – 13 July 2021
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Kosovo: Public broadcaster RTK’s board sacked
After months of scrutiny and…
Public media addresses hate crimes against Asian-Americans
From news coverage and educational…
Threats to journalists growing across Europe
The brazen attack on a renowned Dutch…
Protecting the prominence of public media
As media markets become more crowded…
Argentina: New law set to enhance gender equity in public media
A new media law to improve gender…
Brazil: Public media privatisation accelerates as censorship grows
Reports of heightened censorship and…
Erklärung der Global Task Force zur Unterstützung der öffentlichen Medien Sloweniens
6. Juli 2021 - Die 'Global Task Force…