Calls to end killing of journalists in Gaza; Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese news orgs; BBC local reporting service milestone; philanthropic support for US public media.

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

Beverly Ochieng decrypts the growing presence of China and Russia in the region their influence on African media.

Members of the Media Freedom Coalition have called on Israel to allow media access to Gaza and condemned violence against journalists.

Claire Gorman on ABC International's role in the Pacific, and facing competition from the international state media of China.

American public media announce cuts; Czech public media is threatened with a funding drop; Swiss public media gets a boost.

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GTF: The production and dissemination of reliable information is essential to a functioning democratic society, especially so during crises.

La production et la diffusion d'informations fiables sont essentielles au bon fonctionnement d'une société démocratique, en particulier en période de crise. – GTF

GTF: Die Produktion und Verbreitung zuverlässiger Informationen ist für eine funktionierende demokratische Gesellschaft von entscheidender Bedeutung, insbesondere in Krisenzeiten.

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