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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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Ripe 2013: The Value of Public Service Media
2013
The sixth publication in the series of RIPE Readers on PSM published by NORDICOM
Policy,Principles & Values,Funding,Innovation & Tech
Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa
2012
In this report, Marie-Soleil Frère surveys the news landscapes of DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Marshalling an impressive range of data, she examines patterns of production and consumption, the often grim realities of law and regulation, the embryonic state of media policy, the role of donors, and the positive impact of online platforms.
Quality Indicators for Public Broadcasters – Contemporary Evaluation
2012
This UNESCO report discusses ways of assessing quality in public media.
The Public Sphere, Social Networks and Public Service Media
2011
This article argues that open-platform Public Service Media are capable of developing more comprehensive and inclusive social frameworks than online providers.
Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Media Coverage of Science and Technology in Africa
2011
This paper critically analyses the role media has to play in facilitating the public understanding of science and technology across Africa.
Policy,Funding,Innovation & Tech
Public policies for public service media
2010
UK and the German policy cases, with warnings and lessons from the USA.
Principles & Values,Funding,Innovation & Tech
Riding the Wave
2009
Grounded in a series of industry interviews taken from across six case studies and referencing recent literature and policy documents, this article analyses the impact of public broadcasting’s digital rebirth on traditional public service principles.
Policy,Principles & Values,Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Beyond Broadcasting: The future of state owned broadcasters in Southern Africa
2009
This recommended article, supported by FesMedia Africa, conveys the complicated changes facing state-owned broadcasters in Southern Africa.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values
Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy
2009
This article addresses the implications of the movement towards entertainment-centred, market-driven media by comparing what is reported and what the public knows in four countries with different media systems.
Public Media 2.0
2009
This White Paper explores the future for public media in the USA whilst considering its historical democratic role.
Principles & Values,Funding,Policy
Reinventing Public Service Broadcasting in Europe
2008
The paper deals with the question whether the European full-fledged PSB model is still realistic or a more small-scale public service a la the American PBS would be a more viable prospect.
Innovation & Tech,Principles & Values
Public Service Broadcasting
2007
Karol Jakubowicz explores what the long-term future holds for public service broadcasting in the context of a rapidly changing media landscape.
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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