Crossing Divides is an ambitious season.  Throughout the BBC in 2019 we are exploring the power and possibilities of encountering people with conflicting opinions, across divisions of race, class, faith, politics and generation.

President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, Catherine Tait, used her keynote at this year's IIC Canada conference to discuss the impact of disruption and growing distrust of the media on the public broadcasting.

Public service media, in its different reiterations, is needed more than ever to support and defend democracy. This was the powerful message of PMA's 2018 Global Conference in Jamaica.

Read Julie Drizin's opening keynote from this year's PMA Global Conference about U.S. public media’s mission for truth, conversation and community in troubled times

Australia is in the middle of a divisive and damaging debate about its major public broadcaster. Here, ABC's Editorial Director explains why its role is more essential than ever.

After an arduous process, a reform to promote the independence of the Spanish public broadcaster from political influence is now hanging by a thread.

In the wake of ESPN and others dumping their internal ombudsmen, Chris Elliott argues that ombudsmen can play a vital role in building trust with audiences and therefore securing the future of journalism. Their existence is a sign of strength, not weakness.

Gilles Marchand, the CEO of SRG SSR, reveals all about the passionate fight for public media in Switzerland amidst the recent "No Billag" campaign.

Public Media Alliance CEO, Sally-Ann Wilson, issued a call to action in support of public media worldwide at the Central European University's Centre for Media Data and Society in Budapest on 1 March.

What is World Radio Day and how can you get involved? We interviewed UNESCO’s Media Development and Society Section Chief, Mirta Lourenco, to find out more.