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Welcome to our shared public media research and resource page in collaboration with IAPMR and MJRC
Here you will find a broad selection of recommended journals, reports, websites and guides related to the core values of public service media, as well as specially-commissioned Research Insights – blogs, op-eds, pieces, written by leading researchers and academics on a chosen subject.
Topics include best practices, country reports and the mounting challenges faced by PSM worldwide such as media capture, diminishing budgets and media convergence.
The resources below have been curated by the Public Media Alliance in collaboration with the International Association of Public Media Researchers (IAPMR) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC). You can find out more about our collaborators at the bottom of the page.
Is there something we have missed? Please get in touch, we would be pleased to review it here. Also see the Our Publications section for our own reports and handbooks as well as the InnoPSM website. We also keep track of research news and calls for papers.
Most of the following resources are open-source but some contain links to articles that require an institutional log-in to view. Please refer to your University, institution or employer if this is the case.
Research Insights
A collection of articles written by leading researchers & academics from around the world, especially commissioned for PMA and IAPMR.
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Coronavirus: Resources & best practices
Essential resources for sourcing and reporting news about the coronavirus pandemic
Research & Resources
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News media broadly trusted, views of UK government response to COVID-19 highly polarised
2020
This Reuters Institute factsheet is the first of the UK COVID-19 news and information project and explores how people navigate news and information in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trust in Media
2020
Public Service Media are the most trusted source for news in 61% of European countries according to this EBU report.
Old, Educated, and Politically Diverse
2019
This report by RISJ analyses survey data from a sample of eight countries to assess the reach of public service news.
Public Service Broadcasting in the Digital Age
2019
This special issue proposes a reexamination of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the light of the most recent technological, political and economic developments.
Organisational Culture of Public Service Media
2019
An investigation into the internal organisational cultures of ten successful high technology clusters in North America and Europe to identify strategies to support the evolution of Public Service Media worldwide.
Public service broadcasting: as vital as ever
2019
The UK House of Lords report on public service broadcasting in the age of video on demand concludes that PSBs are vital and in need of better support to produce high quality content.
Public Service Media & Digital Innovation: The Small Nation Experience
2018
This chapter from Nordicom's 2018 publication Public Service Media in the Networked Society, emphasises the role of public media in providing minority language services in small nation states.
Journalism, ‘Fake News’ and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training
November 2018
This recent publication explores the key feature of journalism and seeks to guide readers on how to best navigate the news environment and fight against misinformation.
A Future for Public Service Television
April 2018
This volume examines not only the unexpected resilience of TV as cultural pastime and aesthetic practice but also the prospects for public service television in a digital, multichannel ecology.
Principles & Values,Audiences,Journalism & News,Policy
What we do and do not know about the impact of public service media
2016
New RSJI report on the impacts of public service media.
Nation Binding: How Public Service Broadcasting Mitigates Political Selective Exposure
2016
Is there a media system that promotes less political selective exposure? This article explores this question within the context of the US and Dutch media landscape.
Moving beyond the Borders of Top–Down Broadcasting
2015
This article analyses whether and to what extent public broadcasters have been able to transpose concepts like interaction, cocreation, and participation into actual media service delivery.
New Zealand: Children’s Media Use Study
2015
This research produced by New Zealand’s Broadcasting Standards Authority elucidates to the changing use of media platforms by the country’s 6-14 year olds.
Audiences,Journalism & News,Policy
CRTC: Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2015
2015
Canadian regulatory paper looking at the future of compelling and diverse Canadian programming.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority
2014-2015
Two recent reports from Australia’s broadcast and media regulation authority.
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Our Partners
We are pleased to partner with the IAPMR and MJRC for this resource
IAPMR
The International Association of Public Media Researchers (IAPMR) brings together quality academic and industrial research from different disciplines. We support the continual evolution of public service media by aggregating theory and practice. We look critically from industrial, production, audience, technological, economic and societal perspectives. We run conferences, produce publications and communicate knowledge to academia, industry, governments, and publics.
MJRC
The Media and Journalism Research Center is an independent media research and policy think tank that seeks to improve the quality of media policymaking and the state of independent media and journalism through research, knowledge sharing and financial support. MJRC continues the work of the Center for Media, Data & Society (CMDS), which until October 2022 operated as a unit of Central European University (CEU).
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