Pakistan regulator

Pakistan: Media representatives “strongly opposed” to proposed media authority

Media workers in Pakistan continue to voice their concerns over a proposed bill that could grant the state greater control over the media.

Ecuador

Focus On PSM: Second time lucky for public media in Ecuador?

A year after it was dismantled, public media is being considered again in Ecuador. But can the country establish a resilient and independent public media system?

RTV Slovenia

Independent public media under attack in Slovenia

The Public Media Alliance is seriously disturbed by the evidence of recent challenges to independent and public media in Slovenia.

Channel 4

What the public stand to lose if Channel 4 is privatised

The UK’s public media landscape has faced significant turbulence under the current government, but a proposal to privatise Channel 4 could cause irreversible damage.

BBC

Dyson Report | The BBC’s independence must not be undermined because of historic failings

Like many other current and former BBC journalists I am still reeling from the revelations in the Dyson Report about the BBC’s 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana.

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Focus On ABC: Budget, press freedom and new Board members

From legal battles and funding issues to the press freedom inquiry, explore our latest roundup about the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

RTHK

New talk show effectively transforms RTHK into a mouthpiece of the state

The Public Media Alliance condemns the use of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster as a government mouthpiece as it faces yet another challenge to its diminishing independence.

Czech Television

PMA condemns attempts to undermine the independence of Czech TV

The Public Media Alliance endorses statements by the Global Task Force for public media, EBU and MFRR against the politicisation of Czech public broadcaster.

RTVE

RTVE: Questions of independence remain despite new board

RTVE has installed a new board after being in limbo for more than three years. But questions remain about the Spanish broadcaster’s independence.

Czech Television

Independence of Czech Television under threat

Changes to the public broadcaster’s supervisory body sparks concern about the future of its independence.