PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 July 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
PSM Weekly | 15 – 21 July 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Independent media in grave danger in the Philippines
The shutdown of ABS-CBN and the conviction of Maria Ressa are direct attacks on independent media and a huge blow to press freedom in the Philippines.
#HoldTheLine campaign launched in support of Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines
Sixty press freedom groups and civil society organisations, journalism institutions, filmmakers, and other supporters have formed a coalition in support of Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines, united around the call to #HoldTheLine.
COVID-19: Amplifying the threats to public media
From political interference to funding cuts, many independent public media organisations are facing both new and ongoing threats. Here we reflect on some of these challenges, many of which have been amplified by the COVID-19 crisis.
PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 July 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
PSM Weekly | 24 – 30 June 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Over 100 days in detention
It has been over 100 days since the arbitrary arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief of the Geo-Jang Group, who remains behind bars in Pakistan. The Public Media Alliance condemns the ongoing detention and continues to call for his release.
The Next Normal
UNESCO disrupts our whole perception of normality in a powerful new film for the post-COVID-19 era, available for PMA members to broadcast.
Fears for Voice of America’s editorial independence
Serious concerns have been raised about Voice of America’s editorial independence from the state as newly appointed Trump loyalist heads US Agency for Global Media and fires executives.