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SRG SSR

The SRG is repositioning itself and moving closer together

Citing cost-saving pressures and a shifting media landscape, SRG has announced plans to streamline its operations.


MediaStrong2025

MediaStrong 2025: Building healthier newsrooms

The 3rd edition of the MediaStrong symposium for journalists’ mental health explored projects that are being implemented in major newsrooms.


France

Broadcasters face scrutiny over programming | The PMA Briefing

From BBC Glastonbury backlash to SRG SSR cost-cuts, public broadcasters face fresh bias scrutiny and stalled reform efforts.


Recent News


The case for funding SWI SwissInfo

Switzerland's international PSM service, SWI swissinfo.ch, is under threat of losing its federal funding. What’s the case for keeping it?

Public media in the eye of the politicians | The PMA Briefing

Politicians have weighed in on funding and ownership for KBS, NRK, SABC, and PTS, while Serbia's RTS has been the subject of demonstrations.

Local news matters: CBC to hire more journalists, launch new platforms

CBC News is expending its local services to connect with small and underserved communities by hiring new journalists to work in there.

PSM Weekly | 15-21 January 2025

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

A democratic backslide in Georgia

A crackdown on political opposition and an increase in attacks on journalists and independent media - including public media - mark a worrying trend.

UNESCO, PMA to partner on new data journalism project in the Caribbean

PMA's new project in the Caribbean aims to equip journalists with data journalism skills to enhance disaster preparedness.

Funding reforms enacted, pondered, and needed | The PMA Briefing

UK Gov't is mulling the future of the licence fee; while in Japan a new cohort of citizens now have to pay the NHK licence fee.

PSM Weekly | 8-14 January 2025

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

Why Meta fact-checking cuts highlights vital role of public media

Cuts to Meta fact-checking in favour of community notes is deeply concerning and highlights the need to better support public media.

Rti: The evolution of an international broadcaster

RTI discusses the new book published by the public broadcaster and the mission they have fulfilled over the years for their global audience.

Funding questions at the start of the year | PMA Briefing

Belgium’s RTBF faces austerity; Slovenia’s funding remains unknown. Israel’s KAN becomes a political football, and FM falls silent in Switzerland.