SABC HQ South Africa

Outrage after SABC CEO granted powers of Board

As delays continue to plague the appointment of a new SABC board, the move to give the Group CEO the board’s powers has provoked outrage.

KBS building in Seoul

South Korea: Proposed PSM reforms

Reforms to strengthen the independence of South Korea’s public media are taking place against a backdrop of recent media freedom concerns.

SABC satellite

Calls to “expedite” SABC board appointments following delays

The new board of South Africa’s public broadcaster has still not been appointed, while financial woes persist.

RRI building in Jakarta

The future of RRI as public radio in Indonesia

This insight provides an analysis of RRI’s ongoing issues and potential solutions for reforming the organisation and protecting public media.

Pakistan Geo

Independent media in Pakistan remains under threat

It has now been more than 200 days since the arbitrary arrest of Mir Shakil-ur Rahman and there is still no sign that he will be released.  

BBC HQ night

PMA Statement: ‘One Minute to Midnight’ in the newsroom and good governance in PSM

"As the BBC approaches its centenary, we are aware of how many media organisations around the world share those same news values, the values of public media."

NHK

Focus On PSM | NHK

Japan’s public broadcaster faced a number of challenges in recent months, from the introduction of simultaneous streaming to governance and independence concerns.

BBC HQ night

Focus on PSM | The challenges facing the BBC

Concerns over transparency, relevance, governance and its funding model are just some of the issues that the public broadcaster has been grappling with.

Uganda

Silencing the Twitter-Chatter

Legislation to fight ‘fake news’ and cyber-crimes across Sub-Saharan Africa endangers press freedom

New PSB in Israel may never see the light of the day

The Israeli government may revoke the decision to establish a new public broadcaster in what could be a serious detriment to democracy in the country.