Featured Reports


BBC Persian

UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran reports on the threats faced by BBC News Persian journalists and their family members

UN report raises concern that Iranian authorities harassed, threatened and intimidated journalists working outside the country, including BBC Persian. 


A slab of granite with the RTÉ sign engraved.

New leadership for RTÉ as licence fee evasion increases

As the new RTÉ Chair was appointed, it was announced that TV licence fee losses since last year’s payment scandal rose up to €22 million.


The Beehive, New Zealand's Parliament

TVNZ: The news funding model is broken – but this would fix it

Newshub shutting down and cuts at TVNZ show that New Zealand needs a new funding model for its fourth estate. 


Recent News


Coalition calls for effective implementation of EMFA

PMA has joined other CSOs in urging all stakeholders to work together for EMFA's full and effective implementation. 

PSM Weekly | 5 – 12 March 2024

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

10 years on from his murder, Nils Horner still deserves justice

In the decade since the death of Nils Horner, the world has become more dangerous for journalists, writes Swedish Radio's CEO, Cilla Benkö.

New technology to show why images and video are genuine launches on BBC News

'Content credentials' – a new piece of technology – will show how BBC journalists have verified content's authenticity.

Australia & NZ confront big tech as media crisis grows

Both Australia and New Zealand are looking to take action against tech platforms to make them pay news providers for their content.

Fears for future of public media in Argentina after Télam shuttered

Journalists and press unions went a strike on 5 March in protest against the decision to close down the national news agency, Télam.

PSM Weekly | 28 February – 5 March 2024

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

Protests against Rai following festival broadcast

Protests against Rai erupted after the broadcaster distanced itself from comments about Israel and Gaza, at a festival it was broadcasting.

News leaders express solidarity with journalists in Gaza

News editors and chiefs from over thirty media organisations have signed an open letter calling for journalists in Gaza to be protected.

Slovakia: RTVS and media freedom under scrutiny

A climate of insecurity is lingering, as budget cuts and plans to dissolve RTVS into two entities were announced by the government.

ZDF & ARD: Recommended funding increase “challenging”

The KEF’s recommendation to raise the Germany's public media funding by 58 cents per month has been described as “a challenge”.