Covid-19

Covid-19 and public media: Adaptation and contingencies

Many of us are having to rapidly re-adjust our personal and professional lifestyles to a world that quite suddenly feels very different. And such change makes no exception for public media.

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ABC’s coverage of the Australian bushfires

ABC’s extensive emergency coverage of the bushfires in Australia is lifesaving, with staff working tirelessly to provide accurate, reliable and rolling coverage under incredible pressure and in precarious conditions.

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Sri Lanka terrorist attacks

For the second time in just over a month, a Public Media Alliance member organisation has been faced with the grim and harrowing task of covering a major terrorist attack on their doorstep. 

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Insight | How public media should respond to journalism’s crisis

PMA President and Radio New Zealand CEO Paul Thompson writes about the crisis of journalism and the challenges facing public media organisations worldwide.

Terrorism, Conflict & Hate Speech in South Asian News Media

We are pleased to announce our latest project to strengthen the capacity of South Asian news media to report on terrorism, violence and hate speech.

Looking to the future of PSM

What happens in the shared public media space matters and in an increasingly fragile world, it matters more than ever before. That was the key message from our recent PMA Global Conference in Montréal.

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Public media in Kosovo under attack over demarcation deal

Kosovo’s public broadcaster, RTK, suffered a second attack last week on its premises by a group that is against the government’s demarcation deal with Montenegro.

Citizen journalism, public media & crisis reporting in Taiwan

In Taiwan Public Television Service's PeoPo has successfully bridged the gap between citizen journalism and public service broadcasting, greatly improving the way PTS reports on disasters and emergencies.