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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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Journalism & News,Principles & Values
Trust in Ethical Journalism – The Key to Media Futures
April 2018
The latest 'Ethics in the News' report from the Ethical Journalism Network explores how the communications revolution is continuing to pose more questions than answers over a public crisis of confidence, both in democracy and in sources of public information.
Hate speech: What it is and how to contrast it?
January 2018
This special dossier compiled by Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa is the third in in a series of thematic publications exploring hate speech and its implications for media freedom in Europe.
Measuring the reach of “fake news” and online disinformation in Europe.
January 2018
Comprehensive factsheet highlighting top-level usage statistics for the most popular sites that independent fact-checkers and other observers have identified as publishers of false news and online disinformation.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values
In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
August 2017
This brilliant collection of essays explores media capture and the multifaceted threats facing independent journalism, beyond those posed by direct state control.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values
Far-Right Nationalism and Populism in Europe: Assaults on Press Freedom
May 2017
New research from the University of Vienna shows that growing support for far-right groups and populist politicians poses a severe threat to journalism across Europe.
Policy,Principles & Values,Funding,Journalism & News
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.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values
Public Television in Latin America: Changing to the Digital Age
2017
This research article tracks the history of public television in Latin America and its journey towards digital transition.
Journalism & News,Principles & Values
Obeying His Masters’ Voices
2016
This chapter focusses on governance issues within public media organisations, particularly the juggling act of “guarding editorial independence and securing accountability”.
Gendering War & Peace Reporting
2016
Nordicom publication exploring analytic approaches to how traditional war journalism is gendered.
Principles & Values,Journalism & News,Policy
A comparative analysis of media freedom & pluralism in the EU member states
2016
European Parliament policy brief arguing that democratic processes in several EU countries are suffering from systemic failure, with the result that the basic conditions of media pluralism are not present.
Policy,Principles & Values,Audiences,Journalism & News
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.
Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Making Sense of Innovation
2016
Process, product, and storytelling innovation in public service broadcasting organisations.
Principles & Values,Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Making Public Television Social? Public Service Broadcasting and the Challenges of Social Media
2015
This article investigates how the rise of social media affects European public service broadcasting, particularly in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.
Innovation & Tech,Journalism & News
Verification Handbook
2015
A definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage
Journalism & News,Funding,Innovation & Tech
Public Service and Community Media
2015
This useful article outlines the similarities and differences between public service and community media.
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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