Featured Reports
27th January 2023
We need a more humanitarian journalism
A new book argues for a more humanitarian journalism, caring less about how 'newsworthy' a crisis is and more about the scale of suffering.
26th January 2023
Ireland: RTÉ promised funding reform
The government has promised to reform RTÉ’s "broken" funding model by September 2024 but has previously rejected funding through taxation.
24th January 2023
PSM Weekly | 18 – 24 January 2023
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Recent News
8th July 2019
Honing skills at Manx Radio
As part of our Global Grant scheme, media trainers Professor Claire de Than and Siobhann Tighe travelled to the Isle of Man to provide refreshers in media law and interview techniques to staff from…
5th July 2019
UK regulator sets out plans to increase prominence of PSBs
Ofcom announces measures to help public broadcasters face “unprecedented pressure” of competition from streaming services and global media giants.
2nd July 2019
PSM Weekly | 26 June-2 July 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
3rd July 2019
Threats to media independence continue across Central Europe
“Backslide”. This seems to be the word most used to describe what’s happening to public broadcasting and independent media in parts of central Europe.
1st July 2019
Update | SABC debt crisis
As SABC continues to navigate its ongoing financial crisis, does it really face a so-called “blackout”?
24th June 2019
The dismantling of Brazil’s public media
In recent years, public media in Brazil has experienced a slow and tragic death and now faces complete dismantling.
25th June 2019
PSM Weekly | 19-25 June 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
24th June 2019
Update | ABC lodge application to set aside warrant
The ABC lodged a court application to set aside the warrant that authorised an Australian Federal Police (AFP) raid and to demand the return of seized files.
22nd June 2019
BBC announces change to free licences for over-75s
The BBC announced that it will fund means-tested licence fees for some older people following government decision to stop the provision of free licences.
20th June 2019
Hope for public media in Mexico?
Mexico is one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists, with an environment that breeds fear and self-censorship. So what hope is there for effective public media in the country?
18th June 2019
PSM Weekly | 12-18 June 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.