Featured Reports
15th August 2023
PSM Weekly | 9 – 15 August 2023
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
15th August 2023
RFI and France 24 broadcasts suspended from Niger
RFI and France24 have been suspended in Niger following the military takeover, impacting citizens’ access to independent information.
10th August 2023
New Acting Director General appointed to RTV Slovenia
The Council of RTV Slovenia has dismissed the previous Acting Director General, and appointed Zvezdan Martić in his place.
Recent News
9th December 2021
Digital “preparedness is vital” – ABC’s Social Media Wellbeing Advisor
Journalists often face barrages of online abuse. PMA spoke with ABC's social media wellbeing advisor who assists journalists going through it.
9th December 2021
SABC’s financial and editorial pressures resurface
SABC's financial and editorial pressures have resurfaced in the form of election coverage complaints, disciplinary action against SABC’s editor-in-chief and ongoing funding restraints.
9th December 2021
Maria Ressa: Charges must be dropped
As the journalist gets up to receive her Nobel Peace Prize, she will do so with numerous state-authorised charges against her.
7th December 2021
PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 December 2021
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
6th December 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Independence of public media being undermined
A law amendment being proposed by the Kyrgyzstan government risks completely eroding the limited independence of the public broadcaster, OTRK.
3rd December 2021
France: Inquiry into media concentration begins
The Senate inquiry comes weeks after Reporters Without Borders criticised a French media mogul and called for the revision of legislation on media concentration.
2nd December 2021
The importance of ethics when reporting on conflict
"A regional outline of the issues and key challenges” – keynote address by Dhruba Hari Adhikary on how ethics and conflict reporting interact.
30th November 2021
Explainer: RTV SLO programming shake-up criticised
The 2022 programme production plan for Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO) has been met with widespread criticism. We explain the situation.
30th November 2021
PSM Weekly | 24 – 30 November 2021
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
30th November 2021
PSM Unpacked | Commercial funding for public media
In our first PSM Unpacked roundtable, participants discussed common challenges, opportunities and best practices relating to commercial funding.
30th November 2021
ORF: New leadership, a licence fee increase, and independence concerns
A new Director-General will lead ORF from next year. But there are independence concerns surrounding the election process.