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Australia’s largest public broadcaster has announced major changes and cuts to programming and staff as it launches its Five-Year Plan.

COVID-19 continues to take its toll on local journalism and content as the BBC looks to make regional cuts in England.

The South African public broadcaster, SABC, has launched its new ‘Target Operating Model’, a roadmap for its long-term sustainability. 

The Australian public broadcaster will be revealing plans to cut programming and services, with approximately 250 jobs being lost in the process.

South Africa’s public broadcaster has called on the government to review its budget as COVID-19 takes its toll on advertising revenues and acquisitions.  

Concern that proposal to freeze wages could pose a threat to Australian public broadcaster’s independence.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is requesting an additional $175 million in emergency funds to secure the survival of US public media against a backdrop of newsroom layoffs and closures. 

It is essential that citizens have access to accurate, timely and independent news and information during crises and emergencies. Yet despite the current pandemic, journalists and media outlets face mounting threats in fulfilling this critical role.

Many European public broadcasters are feeling the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly those with mixed-funding models that rely on advertising as a source of income.

PMA have joined more than 140 journalism support, media development and press freedom organisations in calling for urgent support for journalists & independent media organisations during the #COVID19 pandemic.