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Despite their crucial role during the Covid-19 crisis, many public broadcasters are facing criticism and threats from their governments, including RTV Slovenija.  

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will receive $75million as part of an emergency relief package, which was passed by the US Senate on 25 March. This is a welcome package for some local stations but for others, it is still not enough.

The validation of a warrant used to raid ABC’s headquarters last June is another blow to media freedom in Australia and an assault on public interest journalism.

Rampant self-censorship, the shutdown of media outlets and repressive media laws continue to intensify in Tanzania.

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party has been voted in for a second term this week. Yet despite Poland being a representative democracy, the party’s strategy to “repolonise” and control the media is deeply undemocratic.

With an ongoing debt crisis, an investigation into state capture and resignation threats, have things gone from bad to worse for South Africa’s public broadcaster?

Read about our session at the Global Conference for Media Freedom on the pressures facing public media worldwide and why now, more than ever, we must fight for its future.

As SABC continues to navigate its ongoing financial crisis, does it really face a so-called “blackout”?

In recent years, public media in Brazil has experienced a slow and tragic death and now faces complete dismantling.

Mexico is one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists, with an environment that breeds fear and self-censorship. So what hope is there for effective public media in the country?