Featured Reports


Groupe de Travail Mondial

Le Groupe de travail mondial pour les médias publics dénonce la mise en péril du financement du diffuseur public de la Corée du Sud

Une proposition visant à transformer fondamentalement le mode de financement de Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) met en péril la stabilité financière du diffuseur.


Join PMA in Prague for PBI 2023

PMA will be in Prague in September for this year’s Public Broadcasters International (PBI) conference, being hosted by PMA member, Czech TV.


South Korean public broadcaster’s viability in question in the face of funding threat: Global Task Force for public media

The GTF is concerned over a proposal to fundamentally alter the funding mechanism for the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).


Recent News


Hope for public service media in Malawi

The Public Media Alliance welcomes George Kasakula as the new Director General of MBC and encourages him to implement much needed reforms.

New talk show effectively transforms RTHK into a mouthpiece of the state

The Public Media Alliance condemns the use of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster as a government mouthpiece as it faces yet another challenge to its diminishing independence.

Supporting local news in North America

News deserts have continued to grow, leaving a number of communities without access to local news outlets. But initiatives across North America are aiming to change that.

PSM Weekly | 5 May – 11 May 2021

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

Public media, education and the digital divide during COVID-19

Public media organisations have stepped up to provide educational resources across the digital divide during the pandemic.   

The importance of independent media regulators

Media regulation has a role to play in protecting media freedom. But that protection requires a commitment to impartiality, independence, and transparency.

PSM Weekly | 28 April – 4 May 2021

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

Global Call Out: World Press Freedom Day 2021

“Information as a public good” might be the theme for this year’s WPFD, but around the world attacks on independent media mean that access to accurate and trusted sources of information is seriously…

Project: The Impact of COVID-19 on Media Freedom, Media Business Viability and the Safety of Journalists in Southeast Asia

Our new project seeks to identify and respond to challenges to media freedom, media viability and journalist safety in Southeast Asia amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PSM Weekly | 21 – 27 April 2021

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

Crisis facing independent journalism in Hong Kong escalates

Troubling times ahead for Hong Kong's independent media and public broadcaster as oppression of independent media continues to escalate.