Why Broadcasting Bill has provoked fears of censorship in India
India's independent audio-visual content creators could be labelled as digital broadcasters under India's new draft Broadcasting Bill.
Latin America Roundup: Governments try to leave their mark on public media
Télam closed in Argentina, Chile tries to modernise public media and in Peru IRTP is facing a wave of criticism for its recent spending.
Investigative journalism workshop “happening at just the right time”
An interview with Emily-May Brown on how the PMA-organised workshop in Namibia will promote investigative journalism in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nepal: Public media independence at risk
A bill which proposes to merge the public media of Nepal has been criticised for how it might impinge on their editorial independence.
Focus On Poland: Pressure on independent media
Despite an improvement in press freedom, Poland’s independent media continues to suffer under the PiS government.
Strikes at RTV SLO amid wider instability
A strike, an investigation into labour violations, and calls for the board to resign has seen continued instability at RTV Slovenia.
Sweden: Public service investigation directives unveiled
The investigation will focus on education, preparedness, the wider media ecosystem, and transparency, the government of Sweden announced.
BBC India Offices searched by authorities
PMA is deeply concerned by today’s search of BBC offices in India as part of an investigation by income tax authorities.
ABC receives funding boost
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has been granted a funding boost, announced in the Federal Budget.
PMA makes submission on New Zealand’s new public media entity
In our submission to the New Zealand Government, we outline our concerns with the legislation which would establish the new entity.