Easing lockdown: Public media’s roadmap to resuming production
As lockdown restrictions continue to ease across some parts of the world, many industries are starting to reopen. A return to content production is also taking place. But what might this ‘new normal’ look like for public media?
SABC launches sustainability model
The South African public broadcaster, SABC, has launched its new ‘Target Operating Model’, a roadmap for its long-term sustainability.
PSM Weekly | 10 – 16 June 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
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.
Conviction of Maria Ressa is a further attack on press freedom in the Philippines
The Public Media Alliance condemns the guilty verdict against Rappler founder and editor-in-chief, Maria Ressa, and journalist, Reynaldo Santos Jr, under the Cybercrime Prevention Act as a further attack on press freedom in the Philippines.
ABC to cut programming, services and jobs
The Australian public broadcaster will be revealing plans to cut programming and services, with approximately 250 jobs being lost in the process.
The impact of COVID-19 on local news in the Caribbean region
The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on journalism around the world. But while much has been said about its impact in Europe and North America, what has its impact been on news outlets across the Caribbean region?
PSM Weekly | 3 – 9 June 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
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.
Tim Davie appointed as new BBC Director-General
The BBC Board has appointed BBC Studios Executive Officer, Tim Davie, as the 17th Director-General of the BBC. Tim will take over from Tony Hall on 1 September.