16th January 2025
A democratic backslide in Georgia
A crackdown on political opposition and an increase in attacks on journalists and independent media - including public media - mark a worrying trend.
10th January 2025
Why Meta fact-checking cuts highlights vital role of public media
Cuts to Meta fact-checking in favour of community notes is deeply concerning and highlights the need to better support public media.
13th December 2024
An existential threat for US public media?
Statements and appointments by the incoming Trump administration have raised alarm about possible threats to public service media in the US.
23rd October 2024
BBC & Channel 4: The future of the UK’s public service media
While Channel 4 has been given a new 10-year licence, serious concerns for secure funding remain, as do they for the BBC World Service.
17th October 2024
Independent review highlights deep structural racism at the ABC
In an independent review into racism at the ABC, nearly every person interviewed said they’ve experienced racism at the broadcaster.
14th August 2024
One year on from Meta’s Canadian news ban
A serious decline in public engagement to news media since Meta’s news ban in Canada, according to new research.
7th August 2024
Why Broadcasting Bill has provoked fears of censorship in India
India's independent audio-visual content creators could be labelled as digital broadcasters under India's new draft Broadcasting Bill.
24th June 2024
EU elections: challenges and hope for PSM
The EU Parliament elections were a real challenge for European PSM but also shows an evolution of the EU media sphere with the EMFA.
7th June 2024
How public media are competing with streaming services
What approaches are public media taking to remain competitive and distinctive from their better-funded rivals, the streaming companies?
3rd May 2024
WPFD: Public service media and the environmental crisis
We speak to leading public service media about how they’re facing up to the environmental crisis, in their journalism and organisations.