diversity

Effective public media should be accountable to the breadth of society. For the Australian Broadcasting Corporation this means placing diversity, equity, and inclusion centre stage.

Public media must be representative and accessible to all. But how do they work to welcome and help refugees and asylum seekers adapt to their new homes?

This International Women's Day, we are highlighting videos, podcasts and blogs that represent the views of female public media leaders.

COVID-19 has been described as an "extinction-level crisis" for some media organisations, with serious implications for media pluralism. But there is hope, as initiatives in the US, Australia and Canada show. 

Half a year has passed since killing of George Floyd in U.S. set off global reckoning with anti-Black racism.

Amid challenges, Radio y Televisión Argentina takes steps to improve diversity and representation.

Media pluralism is necessary for democracy to function effectively. But clampdowns and suspensions, repressive laws and the expulsion of foreign media have placed pluralism under threat globally.

Public media must be responsive. This week, CBC/Radio-Canada responded to public needs and concerns with two initiatives: the HireBIPOC project and the Local News Matters directory.

It is time for all public media mandates to place diversity and representation centre stage.

To celebrate UNESCO's 9th World Radio Day, we explore some of the key public media initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion.