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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.
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.
Coronavirus: Resources & best practices
Essential resources for sourcing and reporting news about the coronavirus pandemic
Research & Resources
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Shifting TV Audience Expectations in the UK during Covid-19
2023
This paper examines how the growth of subscription video on demand might alter the cultural meanings people attach to television.
Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Addressing AI Intelligibility in Public Service Journalism
2023
This research explores the use of artificial intelligence at BBC News, and the levels of literacy and understanding staff have of it.
Audiences,Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
News Personalisation and Public Service Media: The Audience Perspective
2023
This research looks at audience expectations and concerns about news content curated using artificial intelligence.
The Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Public Service Media
2023
This report examines both the opportunities and questions which artificial intelligence raises for public service broadcasters.
Audiences,Innovation & Tech,Policy,Principles & Values,Production
Traditional broadcasting features in VoD services
2023
This study shows how traditional broadcasting theories are compatible with the increasingly trending digital platforms and on-demand services.
Funding,Innovation & Tech,Policy
Business models and sustainability in the newspaper industry
2023
This article seeks to comprehend the viability of media business models and how media executives deal with digital change in the market.
Public service media as drivers of innovation
2023
This article examines PSM's innovation strategies and policies to determine if they are becoming user-centric rather than technology-centric.
Audiences,Innovation & Tech,Policy,Production
Nordic countries’ digital strategies and third-party platforms
2023
The research examined four Nordic PSM who expressed their doubts regarding the distribution of their content on third party platforms.
Public Service Broadcasters’ Strategies About Radio Apps
2023
The article explores how public service radio stations switch to radio apps and what principles they adopt in order to compete.
Innovation & Tech,Principles & Values
How Do Public Service Media Innovate?
2021
The authors explore to what extent public media rely on institutional links and tight coupling with the environment to develop new products.
Public Service Broadcasting in the Online TV Environment
2022
Focusing on BBC iPlayer, this article assesses key challenges that public service broadcasting (PSB) faces in the era of online TV.
Journal,Audiences,Innovation & Tech
Public service media in the age of SVoDs
2021
Netflix and other SVoDs are disrupting long-established arrangements in national television systems around the world.
The Public Service Approach to Recommender Systems
2022
Online media consumption has been radically transformed by how media companies algorithmically recommend content to their users.
Innovation & Tech,Principles & Values
What are the ethical concerns behind ‘recommendations’?
2022
As PSM organisations now match other media platforms and content providers in offering recommendations, what are the ethical concerns they need to consider?
Mutual Aid and the “Messy Middle”: pushing public radio toward antiracism
September 2021
This report by the Tow Center explores how public radio stations in the US are adopting initiatives to improve their diversity.
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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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