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BBC World Service launches emergency radio service for Sudan

The programme, which will be broadcast live in London with input from teams in Amman and Cairo, will air on short wave in Sudan and be available on radio, online and across social media


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SABC: New board appointed

South Africa's President has finally appointed 12 individuals to the new board of the SABC, six months after the old board disbanded.


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Twitter ditches labels but concerns remain

Twitter removed labels for both independent and state-controlled public broadcasters, raising further concern about disinformation.


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Public Media, Accessibility and COVID-19

How have public media provided accessible information about the coronavirus pandemic for people living with disabilities?

Opportunity: Collaborative news content for PMA members

PMA has partnered with Orb Media to provide its members with free, high-quality content on sustainability issues worldwide.

House of Representatives support increased funding for US public media

Bipartisan support welcomed as the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee endorses more funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB).

PSM Weekly | 29 July – 4 August 2020

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

Angriffe auf öffentlich-rechtliche Medien sind Angriffe auf die Demokratie

Anfang Juni kündigte Facebook an, Inhalte von staatlich kontrollierten Medien zu kennzeichnen. Dies ist die jüngste Verlautbarung in einer laufenden Debatte über den Unterschied zwischen staatlichen…

S’attaquer aux médias publics, c’est attaquer la démocratie

30 juillet 2020 - Début juin, Facebook a annoncé avoir commencé à étiqueter les contenus venant d’organisations médiatiques contrôlées par l’État. Cette décision s’inscrit dans le cadre du débat…

Attacks on Public Media are an Attack on Democracy

In early June, Facebook announced that it had begun labelling content originating from state-controlled media organisations. This is the most recent manifestation of an ongoing discussion about the…

Space for independent and critical media continues to shrink in Pakistan

It has now been 139 days since the arbitrary arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief of the Geo-Jang Group. The Public Media Alliance continues to join calls for his immediate release.

Diversity and Public Media

It is time for all public media mandates to place diversity and representation centre stage.

Independent media and press freedom take another hit in Hungary as Index editor is fired

The country, whose government is credited with inspiring media capture across Europe, has received yet another blow to its press freedom.

PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 July 2020

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