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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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Research & Resources
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Innovation & Tech,Principles & Values
Are Public Service Media Innovative? Developing a Tool for Assessing Innovation in Production Processes
In this study, the authors looked into the case of the Spanish PSM to assess the state of innovation in PSM production processes
Neither private property nor public service: Critical reflections on the conceptual framework of public service media
This paper argues that if PSM have improved an otherwise anaemic commercial landscape they can also be an accessory to state actors.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values,DE&I
Programming Queerness? PSM Remits, Metarepresentational Discourse, and LGBTQ+ Portrayals
This article examines PSM's role in instigating and shaping domestic depictions of sexual and gender differences.
Journalism & News,Policy,Principles & Values
The European Media Freedom Act: media freedom, freedom of expression and pluralism
This study analyses the European Media Freedom Act (EFMA) proposal, providing a political and historical overview of EU media policies.
Different diversities: Policies and practices at three European public service VoD services
This article explores the expression of different perception of diversity in PSM structures and how it is presented on their VoD platforms.
Audiences,Funding,Innovation & Tech,Principles & Values
How public service media are changing in the platform era: A comparative study across four European countries
2024
This article seeks to examine the evolution of PSM in response to platformatisation pressures in four European countries.
Policy,Principles & Values,Funding,Journalism & News
Conformity of public policy and citizens’ attitudes towards the public service media
2024
This study takes a look at the structure of PSM and how it matches with the involvement and perception of citizens on public media.
Principles & Values,DE&I,Policy
Public Service Media in Northern Ireland: Prominence and Vulnerability in a Small Media System
2024
This study examines the politically and culturally divided society of Northern Ireland through the lenses of Public Service Media (PSM).
Audiences,Funding,Policy,Principles & Values
A public value typology for public service broadcasting in the UK
2024
This research offers a framework to guide future cultural and media policy discussions about PSB and its values in the UK and beyond.
Funding,Journalism & News,Principles & Values
Funding Democracy: Public Media and Democratic Health in 33 Countries
2024
This study explores the relationship between public service media (PSM) systems and the strength of democracy.
Audiences,Funding,Principles & Values
Democracy and Public Service Broadcasting
2023
This EBU report offers broadcasters a way to respond to challenges when measuring the role of PSM as a reliable and stable source of information.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values
PSM countering disinformation: opportunities and challenges
2023
This report shows how important it is for PSM to be independent to carry out their mission against disinformation.
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.
Public Service Media’s contribution to Society
2023
This research rethinks the contribution of PSM to society to recover its initial and essential mission.
Public Service Media: Bridging Values and Trust
2023
This research focuses on the reasons why public service media have generally remained trusted institutions despite the rise of tech.
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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