climate change

New trends in reporting on climate change

In light of the recent heat waves occurring across the globe, media organisations, public and independent, are taking heed on placing climate change at the forefront of their reporting. 

Fake news misinformation

Collaborative Factchecking and PSM

As disinformation and misinformation become more prevalent than ever before, public media organisations are engaging in collaborative efforts to counter its spread. 

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BBC announces change to free licences for over-75s

The BBC announced that it will fund means-tested licence fees for some older people following government decision to stop the provision of free licences.

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Public broadcasting in the age of VOD

Our submission to an inquiry by the UK's upper house of parliament as to whether there is a future for public service broadcasting in the age of VOD.

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Insight | Crossing Divides

Crossing Divides is an ambitious season.  Throughout the BBC in 2019 we are exploring the power and possibilities of encountering people with conflicting opinions, across divisions of race, class, faith, politics and generation.

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Joint communique from international public service broadcasters on threats to media freedom

Press Release: Directors BBC, ABC and NHK among those who signed joint communique highlighting growing threats to public service broadcasting and expressed concern about ‘troubling attacks‘ on journalists around the world.

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Best of PSM | Multiplatform Verification

Using a combination of digital platforms and open-source data the BBC set about verifying the Cameroon military's disinformation claims.

France

European PSBs make moves to compete with streaming services

New collaborations emerge as public broadcasters face up to challenge posed by online and OTT TV competitors.

Fran Unsworth

Fran Unsworth appointed BBC Director of News and Current Affairs

Congratulations to PMA board member Fran Unsworth on her new role.

Regulator sets new rules for the BBC

The British regulator Ofcom wants to “raise the bar on performance” of the BBC with a series of resolutions that will affect the company’s content, quotas and diversity.