Featured Reports


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PSM Weekly | 20 – 26 September 2023

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


Catherine Tait and Jim Mather sat at a desk signing the MoU

RNZ and CBC/Radio-Canada sign cooperation agreement

Executives from RNZ and CBC/Radio-Canada signed the first Memorandum of Understanding between the two public service media organisations. 


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UK’s PSBs set to evolve free TV for streaming age

The biggest broadcasters in the UK announce the development of a new free TV service that will deliver live TV over broadband.


Recent News


“Free society cannot exist without free media…” A round-up of the third Global Conference for Media Freedom in Estonia.

PMA CEO Sally-Ann Wilson reports from the third conference associated with the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) in Estonia.

PSM Weekly | 9 – 15 February 2022

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

Five public media audio trends to keep an eye on in 2022

Recent trends – from increased podcast listenership to more diverse audiences – indicate promising developments for public radio broadcasters.

Trust in public radio – World Radio Day 2022

Join us in celebrating radio as the most trusted, prevalent, and accessible medium around the world.

Explainer: ABC funding freeze reversed

ABC's funding freeze reversal has been met with both approval and criticism. We unpack the decision, the reactions, and its importance.

BBC files urgent complaint to UN against Iran’s ongoing harassment of BBC News Persian journalists and their families

The urgent complaint comes as Liliane Landor, Senior Controller of BBC International News and Director of World Service, and Rozita Lotfi, Head of BBC News Persian, address the Third Global…

More must be done to defend journalists and media freedom

The Media Freedom Coalition - Consultative Network calls on the Media Freedom Coalition to take stronger and more concrete actions to defend media freedom and the safety of journalists worldwide.

Canada: PMA condemns harassment of journalists

PMA is deeply troubled by reports of growing harassment, intimidation and threats towards journalists in Canada. Journalists must be allowed to report freely, without fear of reprisal or hostility.

PSM Weekly | 2 – 8 February 2022

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

LRT RADIO’s multilingual radio shows

Over the past year, LRT RADIO has experimented with new ways to provide minority groups with trustworthy and reliable news and information.

Deutsche Welle Russian office closed down

The closure of Deutsche Welle’s Moscow bureau by the Kremlin is an egregious breach of media freedom, and must be overturned.