13th May 2025
Public media and politics: debates over coverage, platforms and funding | The PMA Briefing
Controversy surrounds political representation on public broadcasters in Europe while attacks on PSM escalate in the US.
6th January 2025
Five PSM stories from the New Year break
The Christmas break saw many significant developments - both good and worrying - in public media around the world.
25th April 2024
Slovak government pushes ahead with move to replace RTVS, dealing fresh blow to media freedom
The plans fuel media capture concerns and present a real threat to independent public service media and media freedom in Slovakia.
29th February 2024
Slovakia: RTVS and media freedom under scrutiny
A climate of insecurity is lingering, as budget cuts and plans to dissolve RTVS into two entities were announced by the government.
10th November 2021
STA needs long-term, viable and sustainable funding
Slovenian authorities must now commit to providing STA with secure funding, with protection from state capture and political interference.
24th March 2021
Independence of Czech Television under threat
Changes to the public broadcaster’s supervisory body sparks concern about the future of its independence.
8th January 2021
Poland: Media independence and pluralism under threat from state-backed companies
Growth in ownership by state-backed companies reignites concerns that government is tightening its control over the country’s media.
6th October 2020
The erosion of media freedom in Hungary continues
This time, the country’s last independent radio station faces possible disappearance due to the non-renewal of its licence by the Hungarian Media Council.
28th July 2020
Independent media and press freedom take another hit in Hungary as Index editor is fired
The country, whose government is credited with inspiring media capture across Europe, has received yet another blow to its press freedom.
1st July 2020
The decline of public media in Poland
From pro-government election and coronavirus coverage to hate speech, there are serious concerns that the government’s ongoing interference will extinguish hopes for independent public media in Poland.
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