About
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,Policy,Funding
Media Influence Matrix
2017
Launched in 2017, the CMDS project maps and assesses "the state of journalism on a country-by-country basis." Country reports include articles, analytical papers and data sets that aim to answer questions on regulation, funding and technology.
Democracy & PSM
2019
The EBU's research demonstrates how countries with robust public service broadcasting systematically rank higher in core democratic indicators.
Public Broadcasting: The Latin American Exception
2019
An edited version of a talk at the panel The Future of Public Broadcasting: How to Win Back our Hearts? Forum Media and Development, Berlin, November 2018.
Licence Fee 2019
2019
This EBU report highlights the vital importance the licence fee has for public service media across Europe.
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.
Funding,Journalism & News,Policy,Principles & Values
The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 2017
This working paper explores the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in light of the complex situation it is currently facing.
Funding,Policy,Principles & Values
The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Serbia
May 2017
This paper examines the status, role, and main challenges of the reform of the public service broadcasting (PSB) in Serbia.
Principles & Values,DE&I,Funding
Ensuring public service news provision in the era of networked communications
2016
This article analyses the economic viability of news production in the two main categories of media organisations, legacy media and digital native media, with a focus on USA and Europe.
Funding,Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Public Service and Community Media
2015
This useful article outlines the similarities and differences between public service and community media.
Germany: Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting and Telemedia
2013
This treaty is a great example of how to implement a funding transition and regulatory changes within a federal State.
Funding,Innovation & Tech,Policy,Principles & Values
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.
Funding,Innovation & Tech,Policy
Public policies for public service media
2010
UK and the German policy cases, with warnings and lessons from the USA.
Funding,Innovation & Tech,Principles & Values
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,Funding
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.
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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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