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PMA and media organizations urge Israel to open access to Gaza

PMA and more than 60 media and civil society organizations have called on Israel to grant journalists independent access to Gaza.

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PSM Weekly I 3-9 July 2024

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

Building media literacy: educators and journalists engage in UNESCO-supported bootcamps in the Caribbean

In this UNESCO article, we take a look back at PMA's recent media literacy bootcamps for Caribbean educators and journalists.

Jonathan Munro to become BBC News Global Director

Currently Director of Journalism and Deputy CEO of BBC News, Jonathan Munro will take up the post of BBC News Global Director from September.

Logo of RTVS, the Radio and Television of Slovakia (Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska) on a door of a car.

Slovakia public media reforms go through

Opposition parties in Slovakia have filed a constitutional complaint against the public media law after it was approved by the President.

ZDF building with banners.

Majority of population sees educational function for ZDF

For the majority of the population (80.6 percent), it is (very) important that ZDF contributes to the education of the population.

PMA offers support to Caribbean broadcasters

In light of Hurricane Beryl which has hit the Caribbean, PMA offers its support to our member broadcasters in the region. 

NPR HQ Washington DC

New podcast explores US public media job cuts

We explore why the past 18 months has seen so many job cuts at American public media stations, and what impact these cuts might have. 

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Switching off: Young audiences, streaming and public media

The outlook for public media is not encouraging with young audiences turning to streaming services much more than public media.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

KBS to take the initiative in addressing the low birthrate crisis

South Korea's public service media, KBS, will serve as a public forum to address the country's low birthrate.