Contrasting future for international public media | The PMA Briefing

Voice of Nigeria looks to a digital future; VOA director claims an illegal ouster; RTBF defends its journalists; Rai rebuffs RSF report.

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PSM Weekly | 6 – 12 August 2025

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

Three people stand round a desk looking at computer screens. A monitor with the VRT NWS brand is in the foreground.

Fighting medical disinformation where it spreads: A cross-border collaboration

VRT joined public broadcasters, fact-checkers, and medical professionals, to lead a pioneering cross-border fact-checking collaboration.

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The unanswered questions following CPB’s closure announcement

The CPB announced it would close. What does this mean for public media in the US, and does it have implications for public media overseas?

Different ways of storytelling and a new Indigenous news alliance

A discussion with Tristan Ahtone on climate change, Indigenous journalism and building cross-border alliances.

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GBC at 90: Message from the Director General

GBC's DG, Prof. Amin Alhassan, took a reflective journey through the institution’s significant role in shaping Ghana’s national identity.

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Reforms needed, promised, and enacted | The PMA Briefing

South Korea has passed a bill reforming KBS’s management; reform proposals put forward in Ghana and Costa Rica; funding in the balkans under scrutiny.

PSM Weekly | 30 July – 5 August 2025

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

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CPB to wind down operations

PMA: The closure of CPB will harm Americans’ access to independent, trusted, and life-saving public service media content.

Humour, frank talk, and building bridges: Reconciliation at the ABC

A discussion on reconciliation and how Australia's ABC has been improving Indigenous representation on air and online.