The Beehive, New Zealand's Parliament

Submission on New Zealand Media Reform Discussion Document

In March, PMA responded to the New Zealand Ministry of Culture and Heritage on the Media Reform Discussion Document. 

conflict

PMA and media organizations urge Israel to open access to Gaza

PMA and more than 60 media and civil society organizations have called on Israel to grant journalists independent access to Gaza.

Aerial view of Parliament of Georgia

PMA signs letter calling on Georgian PM to withdraw harmful media bill

PMA has joined 19 other civil society organisations to call on the Georgian PM to withdraw the Bill which threatens media viability.

EU Commission

PMA & partners call on EU to help journalists in Israel-Gaza war

PMA and partners urge the EU to call for press freedom and journalists’ rights to be respected during the Israel-Gaza war.

Media Freedom Coalition (MFC)

Sally-Ann Wilson becomes a Co-Chair of the Consultative Network of the Media Freedom Coalition

We are pleased to announce that the Public Media Alliance’s representative on the Consultative Network of the Media Freedom Coalition has been appointed as co-chair. 

NPR CPB funding

House of Representatives passes $175m relief legislation for public media

$175 million in COVID-19 related assistance has been greenlit for the nearly 1,400 public radio and television stations across the US.

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New Partner | Teledetodos

We are very pleased to welcome the Spanish research and advocacy group, Teledetodos, as our newest partner.

RNZ Paul Thompson

Insight | How public media should respond to journalism’s crisis

PMA President and Radio New Zealand CEO Paul Thompson writes about the crisis of journalism and the challenges facing public media organisations worldwide.

"We're all in this together"

Speaking at the 2015 Edinburgh International Television Festival, Armando Iannucci delivers a powerful speech about what contemporary TV channels are for, as well as the future of BBC funding, government interference, and the changing dynamic of how the public view TV.