Featured Reports


Channels TV fined by NBC

A number of civil society groups have sued the Nigerian broadcast regulator after Channels TV was fined N5 million.


Groupe de Travail Mondial

Le Groupe de travail mondial pour les médias publics s’oppose à l’étiquetage par Twitter des diffuseurs publics australien, canadien, néo-zélandais et sud-coréen

ABC, CBC/Radio-Canada, KBS et RNZ ont tous été désignés « médias financés par le gouvernement »


Global Task Force

GTF objects to Twitter’s public media labels

The Global Task Force objects to ABC, CBC/Radio-Canada, KBS and RNZ being designated by Twitter as “Government-funded Media”.


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50 years of PBS

The Public Media Alliance wishes PBS a very happy 50th Anniversary.

Aunty’s Future Is In Your Hands

ABC’s role is more important than ever. Yet it cannot be expected to do more with less, writes Grace McCallum, ahead of the latest federal budget.

Staying Safe: Tools and resources for reporting on protests

Updated Amid the challenges of reporting protests during a global pandemic, there has been a spike in the number of attacks on journalists and media workers by police and security forces.

PSM Weekly | 30 September – 6 October 2020

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

Global Survey: Online violence against women journalists and effective measures to combat the problem

Take part in UNESCO and ICFJ's global survey on online violence against women journalists.

Further restrictions on media freedom in Hong Kong

New developments have painted an even grimmer picture for the future of media freedom and editorial independence in Hong Kong.

Independent media in Pakistan remains under threat

It has now been more than 200 days since the arbitrary arrest of Mir Shakil-ur Rahman and there is still no sign that he will be released.  

PMA Statement: ‘One Minute to Midnight’ in the newsroom and good governance in PSM

"As the BBC approaches its centenary, we are aware of how many media organisations around the world share those same news values, the values of public media."

PSM Weekly | 23 – 29 September 2020

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

PMA Statement: The U.S. Decision to request news network AJ+ to register under FARA

"The decision is likely to impact the reputation and ability AJ+ journalists in the U.S. to operate, putting their press credentials and information sources at risk."

Shutdowns, layoffs and court cases: The clampdown on independent media in the Philippines continues

The ongoing repression of independent media in the Philippines is proving disastrous at a time when trusted and timely news is needed more than ever.