Brazil

Election results in France and Slovenia could have big implications for PSM; as could forthcoming elections.

As Brazil's government looks to sell off the EBC, two staffers write about the fight to keep public media in public hands.

The National Bank has invited companies to prepare plans for the privatisation of the public media organisation.

A new dossier on censorship at public broadcaster EBC relays the stark outcomes of the dismantling of public media in Brazil.

Reports of heightened censorship and persecution persist at EBC, even as the Brazilian broadcaster faces an “accelerated” privatisation.

Internal regulatory mechanisms can be found within public media in Germany, the United States, Brazil and Australia. But how do they work — and just how effective are they?

Privatisation looms for Brazilian broadcaster EBC, which has been transformed into a state mouthpiece in recent years. How did it come to this?

PMA welcomes the creation of Ouvidoria Cidadã as a positive step towards more accountable and independent public media in Brazil.  

It is essential that citizens have access to accurate, timely and independent news and information during crises and emergencies. Yet despite the current pandemic, journalists and media outlets face mounting threats in fulfilling this critical role.

In recent years, public media in Brazil has experienced a slow and tragic death and now faces complete dismantling.