A young woman operates a camera on a tripod during a school assembly.

Research launch: Safety of Women Journalists in Ghana and Nigeria

Meet the researchers who will map the physical, digital and mental safety of women journalists across Nigeria and Ghana.

Ghana: New funding model must support GBC’s sustainability and independence

The President of Ghana recently expressed a desire to move away from the current licence fee to an alternative funding model for GBC.

UNESCO IPDC supports two 2026 projects with PMA

PMA has been awarded two project funds through UNESCO’s IPDC, a specialised UN committee for media development.

TV Licence envelope against an image of the BBC headquarters.

The two questions shaping the public media funding debate in 2026

Is the licence fee on the brink of extinction? With direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned?

Leinster House, seat of Irish government

Legal filings, a public media levy, and must-carry obligations | The PMA Briefing

Filings from the BBC seek to have the Florida court dismiss Trump’s legal action while funding is discussed in Ghana and Ireland.

A mass of people holding placards and Nepalese flags standing together, protesting

Big decisions ahead for public media | The PMA Briefing

EBU members vote on Israel's Eurovision participation, and the decision on public media funding in Germany is postponed.

Amin Alhassan in blue clothes sits at a table in a TV studio.

GBC at 90: Message from the Director General

GBC's DG, Prof. Amin Alhassan, took a reflective journey through the institution’s significant role in shaping Ghana’s national identity.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

Reforms needed, promised, and enacted | The PMA Briefing

South Korea has passed a bill reforming KBS’s management; reform proposals put forward in Ghana and Costa Rica; funding in the balkans under scrutiny.

Sign of Deutsche Welle on a wall

New programmes, initiatives, hubs & pledges | The PMA Briefing

Public media highlight and launch new fact-checking initiatives, and Australian and Canadian politicians make new pledges for PSM.

GBC: Maintaining balance ahead of a crucial Ghana election

As Ghana prepares to vote in December elections amid an economic crisis, the head of the GBC explains the vital role the public broadcaster has played in the country's democracy.