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Women in media: Balance the imbalance!

The Public Media Alliance is proud to support a joint statement issued by International Media Support (IMS) urging media leaders and journalists to take action against the gender inequality in the news. The statement is supported by 42 organisations. 

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PSM Weekly | 4 – 10 March 2020

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

Ghana

Focus on PSM | Ghana

As the government looks set to reform aspects of Ghana’s media landscape, we take a look at the key issues impacting media freedom and the country’s public broadcaster.

US public media

What would be lost if Trump’s plans for public media succeed?

For the fourth year in a row President Trump has proposed cutting all federal funding for public service media. What would US citizens lose if public media disappears?

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PSM Weekly | 26 February – 3 March 2020

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

ABC HQ Sydney

ABC will not appeal validation of police raids on public broadcaster

The validation of a warrant used to raid ABC’s headquarters last June is another blow to media freedom in Australia and an assault on public interest journalism.

BBC head office London licence fee

Demonstrating the case for robust and well-funded public media

For the second week running, it seems relevant, although disturbing, for PMA to highlight recent events in the UK. Both events have a global resonance for public media.

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PSM Weekly | 19 – 25 February 2020

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

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Latest Trump budget eliminates funding for public media

The Public Media Alliance is once again calling on President Donald Trump to drop proposals to slash federal funding for public media.

RTVE

Public contest is the only democratic solution to RTVE’s paralysis

More than 170 communication and education professionals, civil society organisations, federations and unions have signed a declaration calling on the Spanish government to restart proposals to democratise RTVE.