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PMA & others urge US to protect press freedom after USAGM order

More than 20 global media freedom groups, including PMA, have called on the US to protect press freedom after USAGM dismantling.


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Hope for public media funding? | The PMA Briefing

VRT gets a €20 million boost, US Congress approves funding, and is the long-ailing SABC about to turn a corner towards profitability?


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PSM Weekly | 12 – 18 March 2025

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


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Meet the 2024 Grantees

Discover the stories of our 2024 cohort of nine Global Grantees as they share their reactions to being selected.

Bargaining codes: Do they have a future?

With Facebook shutting down its news tab, what does that mean for laws that are trying to persuade it to fund public interest journalism?

Crumbling advertising market piles on the pressure

A crumbling advertising market has added to uncertainty for many media, with dwindling revenue and increased competition from tech giants.

VRT NWS is launching a fact-check marathon in the run-up to elections

With the approaching parliamentary and EU elections, the VRT NWS will fact-check political statements together with other news editors.

SVT is nothing if we are not seen

The head of strategy at SVT writes on the importance of prominence for public service media content in an age of digital gatekeepers

PSM Weekly | 27 March – 2 April 2024

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

Bill delayed as SABC threatened with strike

The Parliament has put the SABC Bill on hold for lack of time to process it before the upcoming elections.

“Your credibility is on the line”: MFC urged to take action to protect journalists in Gaza

Read the collective call for action as PMA and 41 other organisations urge the Media Freedom Coalition to protect journalists in Gaza.

NewsFirst joins the Public Media Alliance

The Public Media Alliance warmly welcomes Sri Lanka's foremost news organisation, NewsFirst, into our growing association.

ZDF statement on the Future Council

ZDF expressly welcomes the fact that the Future Council is taking a positive approach to public broadcasting and fully affirms its necessity.

BBC to meet future challenges with rigorous focus on three essential roles

In a major speech on the future of the BBC, Tim Davie said the broadcaster has a central role in ensuring the UK retains a healthy democracy.