16th December 2019
Insight | Facebook “state controlled” labels could ensnare public broadcasters
Facebook for more than a month now has been quietly examining media organizations to determine whether to affix a label of “state control” to their Facebook pages, an initiative the platform first announced in late October.
21st October 2019
Insight | The struggle for media pluralism
In this op-ed, RNZ CEO Paul Thompson highlights the struggle for pluralism in New Zealand and the need for strong independent public media.
12th July 2019
PMA rounds up the Global Conference for Media Freedom
"Together we must support the vulnerable, assist each other through challenging times, as nations as well as agencies. We must never forget that to be proactive is far, far better than having to be reactive"
2nd June 2019
Getting what you pay for: Making public broadcasting work
Former ABC Editorial Director, Alan Sunderland, reflects on his time in public broadcasting and explains what is necessary to secure its long term survival.
24th April 2019
Insight | Countering Disinformation and Hate Speech in South East Asia
Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, development communications expert Paul Risley explores what is meant by hate speech and how best to identify and counter it.
9th April 2019
Insight | Funding Public Media
Download our latest Insight report exploring public media funding worldwide and its future sustainability.
27th March 2019
New Zealand’s news media entered uncharted territory on March 15
Radio New Zealand CEO, Paul Thompson, reflects on the way news media are coping with the complexity and enormity of telling the story of the March 15 atrocity in Christchurch and its aftermath.
4th March 2019
Insight | Crossing Divides
Crossing Divides is an ambitious season. Throughout the BBC in 2019 we are exploring the power and possibilities of encountering people with conflicting opinions, across divisions of race, class, faith, politics and generation.
1st November 2018
Insight | Disruption, Trust and the Public Broadcaster
President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, Catherine Tait, used her keynote at this year's IIC Canada conference to discuss the impact of disruption and growing distrust of the media on the public broadcasting.
28th August 2018
Insight | “The Fierce Urgency of Now”
Read Julie Drizin's opening keynote from this year's PMA Global Conference about U.S. public media’s mission for truth, conversation and community in troubled times