PSM Weekly | 25 – 31 January 2023
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Slovakia: Licence fee faces possible abolition
Slovak public broadcaster RTVS’s licence fee structure faces axing, with plans to suspend the funding…
NZ: New public media in doubt
There are fears that the creation of a new public media entity is in doubt after the resignation of…
We need a more humanitarian journalism
A new book argues for a more humanitarian journalism, caring less about how 'newsworthy' a crisis is…
Ireland: RTÉ promised funding reform
The government has promised to reform RTÉ’s "broken" funding model by September 2024 but has previously…
PSM Weekly | 18 – 24 January 2023
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
SABC indigenous language news channel to be launched
SABC plans to improve news provision with the launch of a 24-hour news channel in all of South Africa's…
BBC Chairman on the role of the World Service
BBC Chairman examines the continuing role of the BBC World Service in providing impartial and…
Canada: Trust, Democracy and the Public Broadcaster
CBC/Radio-Canada's President reflects on how they strive to retain through three factors: ability,…
Maria Ressa & Rappler acquitted of four charges
The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted Maria Ressa and Rappler of four charges of tax evasion, although…