Featured Reports


Public broadcasters create “Public Spaces Incubator”

Four public broadcasters are partnering to develop solutions to address increasingly toxic, polarized and unsafe online discourse.


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RNZ-TVNZ merger scrapped

Work towards the long-mooted merger is to “stop entirely” as part of cuts to government’s work programme and a renewed focus on cost-of-living crisis.


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India: Space for media freedom shrinking

Recent censorship highlights the continuing pressure on media freedom and independent journalism in the country.


Recent News


New directive offers limited protections for journalists and whistleblowers in Australia

New press freedom ‘safeguard’ could offer more protection following June raids on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and News Corp journalist, but does it go far enough?

BBC Director General reverses decision on complaint against presenter

The BBC’s Editorial Complaints Unit last week ruled that BBC presenter, Naga Munchetty, breached editorial guidelines on impartiality for commenting on racist remarks made by President Trump in a…

PSM Weekly | 25 September – 1 October 2019

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

PSM Weekly | 18 – 24 September 2019

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

Best of PSM: Collaborate or die?

Whether it's with public broadcasters, private broadcasters or audiences, collaborations and co-productions are increasingly becoming a key strategy to ensure the survival of public media.

The audience of PSM news (Report)

In the current digital media age, how can PSM news expand their audience reach when younger audiences are getting their news from alternative sources and populist attitudes seem to be on the rise?

Focus on PSM | SABC

With an ongoing debt crisis, an investigation into state capture and resignation threats, have things gone from bad to worse for South Africa’s public broadcaster?

PSM Weekly | 11 – 17 September 2019

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

InnoPSM: New PSM research network

From funding models to accountability and access, InnoPSM promises a multi-stakeholder approach to research in the field of PSM.

PSM Weekly | 4 – 10 September 2019

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

Maintaining trust in PSM

Public service media have a fundamental role in reliably informing society, especially during times of election. But with declining trust in media overall, what can public media organisations do to…