15th June 2020
Insight | Jamie Angus on why trusted news should have access to chat apps
BBC World Service Director, Jamie Angus, explains why trusted news services should have access to chat apps such as WhatsApp to combat disinformation during crises and emergencies.
5th June 2020
Swedish Radio’s Director-General Cilla Benkö: Attacks on journalists in the US show that words can be dangerous
While demonstrations against police violence and racism are sweeping the US, there have been alarming reports of journalists being violently attacked by both police and demonstrators. The ground for these attacks has been laid by frenzied rhetoric, with the media time after time identified as the enemy.
2nd May 2020
World Press Freedom Day 2020
While the role of public media has never been so important, COVID-19 is taking its toll on press freedom around the world.
22nd April 2020
LISTEN | The ongoing fight to save public broadcasting
The Public Media Alliance discuss the importance of public media as well as the threats that public broadcasting faces worldwide on ABC Radio National's 'Future Tense'.
6th April 2020
Insight | An essential and important role in difficult times
The demand for the latest correct information about corona is high among the public. Cilla Benkö, CEO of Sveriges Radio writes about the continued work to reach listeners with often vital content at the company that must not be silenced.
26th March 2020
Insight | An update on local services and all the ways to access COVID-19 information on CBC News
Everything from a new email destination for your questions to a dedicated page tracking coronavirus cases.
7th January 2020
In the tough world of media disruption, public media must shape their own destiny
PMA President and RNZ CEO, Paul Thompson, calls on public service media organisations to be bold and ingenious to ensure their ongoing relevance in the world of media disruption.
16th December 2019
Insight | Facebook “state controlled” labels could ensnare public broadcasters
Facebook for more than a month now has been quietly examining media organizations to determine whether to affix a label of “state control” to their Facebook pages, an initiative the platform first announced in late October.
1st November 2019
Swedish Radio’s Director-General Cilla Benkö: Punishment for crimes against journalists must be harsher
The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2 brings to the public’s attention crimes against journalists all over the world.
31st October 2019
Hurricane Dorian: Its catastrophic destruction in Abaco & Grand Bahama
"We have never experienced such devastation as we did in Hurricane Dorian; it was awesome and awful!" ZNS General Manager, Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs, writes about the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and its national broadcasting station.