Trump & GOP wants to end all funding for NPR and PBS
The Trump administration's crackdown on PSM intensifies with the recent White House executive order to cease all federal funding for NPR and PBS.
Russia to close CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau
The closure of the public media organisation's Moscow bureau demonstrates further curtailment of independent and free press in Russia.
Focus On PSM: Second time lucky for public media in Ecuador?
A year after it was dismantled, public media is being considered again in Ecuador. But can the country establish a resilient and independent public media system?
GBC ordered to reduce channels by half
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has been sent a directive from the Ministry of Communications ordering it to reduce the number of channels it operates on the National Digital Terrestrial Television platform.
Independent journalism and access to information threatened in the Philippines with the closure of ABS-CBN
Advocates of free press and expression call on the Philippines government to respect the public's right to know and denounce the stifling of ABS-CBN, one of the largest media groups in the country.
Philippines’ largest broadcaster ordered to go off-air
ABS-CBN has been issued a “cease-and-desist" order by the country’s media regulator starting with immediate effect. The Public Media Alliance denounces the order as a direct attack on media freedom and calls for the renewal of the company's licence.