16th April 2021
CPB Announces Distribution Plan for American Rescue Plan Act Funds
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announces distribution plan for the $175 million of emergency stabilisation funds for public media.
26th March 2021
Vaccine coverage: How – and why – public media should get it right
As countries around the world race to contain COVID-19, how should public media approach vaccine coverage?
30th November 2020
Podcasts and public media: children’s content
In this edition of our podcast series, we explore the growth in public media podcasts for children and their role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
21st September 2020
Audience engagement and public media during COVID-19
Engaging with audiences is essential if public media are to build trust and ensure public accountability. Yet, with COVID-19 massively disrupting the way we work and interact, how have public media adapted to best engage with their audiences during the pandemic?
11th September 2020
Challenges for public media in Namibia
From funding constraints to media freedom issues and COVID-19, Namibia's public broadcaster has faced serious challenges in recent months.
10th August 2020
Public Media, Accessibility and COVID-19
How have public media provided accessible information about the coronavirus pandemic for people living with disabilities?
9th August 2020
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.
15th July 2020
Guyana: Covering an election during a pandemic
There has been an added burden for media covering COVID-19 in Guyana: the country held a general election in March, with the results yet to be announced.
13th July 2020
Responsible coverage of COVID-19 in the Caribbean
As newsrooms across the Caribbean continue to face the challenge of COVID-19, how are they adapting to maintain effective, responsible and ethical journalism during the crisis?
7th July 2020
COVID-19: Amplifying the threats to public media
From political interference to funding cuts, many independent public media organisations are facing both new and ongoing threats. Here we reflect on some of these challenges, many of which have been amplified by the COVID-19 crisis.