Local

Supporting local news in North America

News deserts have continued to grow, leaving a number of communities without access to local news outlets. But initiatives across North America are aiming to change that.

Orb Media

Opportunity: Collaborative news content for PMA members

PMA has partnered with Orb Media to provide its members with free, high-quality content on sustainability issues worldwide.

fake news media literacy

Public broadcasters and youth media literacy

Effective democracy relies on citizen’s access to trustworthy information. But it also requires citizens to be able to make critical decisions about the sources of that information and whether it is credible or accurate. 

ABC Media Literacy Week

Public broadcasters around the world collaborate to support media literacy

To mark Global Media and Information Literacy Week, national public broadcasters the ABC, CBC/Radio-Canada and PBS have come together to call for greater media literacy in the digital age.

collaborate

Best of PSM: Collaborate or die?

Whether it's with public broadcasters, private broadcasters or audiences, collaborations and co-productions are increasingly becoming a key strategy to ensure the survival of public media.

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InnoPSM: New PSM research network

From funding models to accountability and access, InnoPSM promises a multi-stakeholder approach to research in the field of PSM.

Global Conference for Media Freedom

#DefendMediaFreedom: Public Media Matters

Last week PMA participated in the inaugural Global Conference for Media Freedom in London, hosted by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Best of PSM | Radio France and Radio Canada unite on a quest for innovation

Through an idea accelerator, the two francophone public radio organisations set themselves the challenge of finding innovators for the “radio of tomorrow”.

Public Service Media Lifting Us Up

Finnish public broadcaster Yle acts as a co-creator of a new kind of event for media, arts, and culture

The Best of PSM | RadioDays 2017

From data analysis to chatbots and podcasts, this year's Radiodays Europe conference brought together the latest radio tools, tech and content from commercial and public media organisations.