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The Pacific

ABC launches ground-breaking new show The Pacific

Designed and created specifically for Pacific audiences, The Pacific is dedicated to covering the stories that matter in the region.


Television studio gallery

PSM Weekly | 29 March – 4 April 2023

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


Aalia Farzan rehearsing the programme in front of a camera.

BBC World Service launches “Dars”

Dars is the first multi-platform education series for Afghan children barred from school, available via the BBC News Afghanistan channel.


Recent News


Easing lockdown: Public media’s roadmap to resuming production

As lockdown restrictions continue to ease across some parts of the world, many industries are starting to reopen. A return to content production is also taking place. But what might this ‘new normal’…

SABC launches sustainability model

The South African public broadcaster, SABC, has launched its new ‘Target Operating Model’, a roadmap for its long-term sustainability. 

PSM Weekly | 10 – 16 June 2020

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

Insight | Jamie Angus on why trusted news should have access to chat apps

BBC World Service Director, Jamie Angus, explains why trusted news services should have access to chat apps such as WhatsApp to combat disinformation during crises and emergencies.

Conviction of Maria Ressa is a further attack on press freedom in the Philippines

The Public Media Alliance condemns the guilty verdict against Rappler founder and editor-in-chief, Maria Ressa, and journalist, Reynaldo Santos Jr, under the Cybercrime Prevention Act as a further…

ABC to cut programming, services and jobs

The Australian public broadcaster will be revealing plans to cut programming and services, with approximately 250 jobs being lost in the process.

The impact of COVID-19 on local news in the Caribbean region

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on journalism around the world. But while much has been said about its impact in Europe and North America, what has its impact been on news outlets…

PSM Weekly | 3 – 9 June 2020

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

Swedish Radio’s Director-General Cilla Benkö: Attacks on journalists in the US show that words can be dangerous

While demonstrations against police violence and racism are sweeping the US, there have been alarming reports of journalists being violently attacked by both police and demonstrators. The ground for…

Tim Davie appointed as new BBC Director-General

The BBC Board has appointed BBC Studios Executive Officer, Tim Davie, as the 17th Director-General of the BBC. Tim will take over from Tony Hall on 1 September.

The Public Media Alliance condemns attacks on journalists and media workers during protests in the USA

As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the United States, journalists are facing an unprecedented number of threats, physical attacks and even arrests by authorities for doing their jobs. It is…