9th November 2022
Strengthening Trust to Strengthen Our Democracy
A speech by President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, Catherine Tait, highlights the need to strengthen trust to strengthen our democracy.
26th October 2022
Media and democracy, an inseparable and heckled couple
The Director-General of SRG SSR, Gilles Marchand outlines how the challenges facing the media industry present a challenge to democracy.
20th May 2022
SRG SSR’s Director General on Public media and direct democracy
“The fate of democracies will depend on their ability to produce and disseminate quality information,” writes Gilles Marchand, DG of SRG SSR.
4th May 2022
#WPFD2022: Public media leaders speak up for press freedom
The heads of some of the world’s largest public service media organisations highlighted how press freedom cannot be taken for granted.
19th April 2022
KBS uses “cutting edge technology” in 2022 election coverage
South Korea’s largest and most trusted public broadcaster used technological innovation to push its election coverage to new heights.
8th April 2022
Philippines: Government must relent its attacks against independent, public interest media
In the months leading up to the Philippines general election, there have been increased attempts to silence independent, public interest media.
18th March 2022
Mali: Suspension of France 24 and RFI must be revoked
France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), were suspended by Mali authorities on Wednesday accused of reporting "false allegations".
16th February 2022
Public media and the fight for young audiences
Reaching younger audiences remains an ongoing challenge. Why does this really matter? And how are public media organisations responding?
28th January 2022
Funding Democracy: Public Media and Democratic Health in 33 Countries
Funding Democracy: A new report provides evidence of a positive correlation between well-funded public media and healthy democracies.
12th August 2021
Poland: Senate must reject media ownership bill
PMA calls on Poland’s Senate to reject the controversial media ownership bill, which poses a serious threat to media independence and pluralism.