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Lessons for public media from the Australian and Canadian elections

PMA discussed with Australia’s and Canada’s national public service media what it takes to cover an election in 2025.

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PMA joins call for maintaining media freedom ahead of Czech elections

The Public Media Alliance joins the call in support of independent journalism and media freedom ahead of Czech elections.

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Broadcasters face scrutiny over programming | The PMA Briefing

From BBC Glastonbury backlash to SRG SSR cost-cuts, public broadcasters face fresh bias scrutiny and stalled reform efforts.

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How to combat disinformation | The PMA Briefing

Disinformation spread fast as elections are imminent in Australia & Canada; in Ireland, the gov't considers its responsibility to combat it directly.

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Four in 10 UK adults encounter misinformation

Ofcom appointed a Chair of new Misinformation and Disinformation Advisory Committee and published new research on exposure to misinformation

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PSM Weekly | 30 October – 5 November 2024

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

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PSM Unpacked | Covering elections for young audience

Our global membership recently joined our PSM Unpacked roundtable to discuss the coverage of elections for a young audience.

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A media cordon as a shield against the far-right?

Some countries have installed a cordon médiatique in an effort to prevent the far-right from gaining influence.

PSM Weekly | 19 – 25 June 2024

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

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EU elections: challenges and hope for PSM

The EU Parliament elections were a real challenge for European PSM but also shows an evolution of the EU media sphere with the EMFA.