28th March 2024
Bill delayed as SABC threatened with strike
The Parliament has put the SABC Bill on hold for lack of time to process it before the upcoming elections.
14th March 2024
TVNZ: The news funding model is broken – but this would fix it
Newshub shutting down and cuts at TVNZ show that New Zealand needs a new funding model for its fourth estate.
3rd November 2023
SABC Bill progresses, but critics still see threats
A new bill for South Africa’s struggling public broadcaster is a step closer to law, but media freedom advocates want it scrapped entirely.
5th June 2023
Nepal: Public media independence at risk
A bill which proposes to merge the public media of Nepal has been criticised for how it might impinge on their editorial independence.
28th September 2022
PMA makes submission on New Zealand’s new public media entity
In our submission to the New Zealand Government, we outline our concerns with the legislation which would establish the new entity.
8th October 2021
Update: South Korean lawmakers back down on controversial ‘fake news’ bill
The Public Media Alliance welcomes decision to back down on a proposed bill that could have significant repercussions for press freedom in South Korea.
13th September 2021
Poland: Senate rejects controversial media ownership bill
Bill criticised as a serious threat to independent news media and media freedom has been rejected by Poland’s Senate. But there are fears the bill could still pass following its return to the Sejm.
2nd September 2021
South Africa: PMA responds to SABC bill
Proposed bill demonstrates a missed opportunity for South Africa and should be paused
12th August 2021
Poland: Senate must reject media ownership bill
PMA calls on Poland’s Senate to reject the controversial media ownership bill, which poses a serious threat to media independence and pluralism.
30th November 2020
Focus on PSM: Yle
From new language services to the challenges of a proposal to limit Finland's public broadcasting Act, catch up with recent news about Finnish public broadcaster Yle
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