What’s new? Strategies, leadership & funding | The PMA Briefing

Public media in Jamaica and South Korea have rejigged funding, French broadcasters face a parliamentary inquiry, and Nepal launches a new international TV service.

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Big decisions ahead for public media | The PMA Briefing

EBU members vote on Israel's Eurovision participation, and the decision on public media funding in Germany is postponed.

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Public media mergers: no small feat

We take a look at five projects of public service media mergers, which are often seen as a solution to some of the challenges facing PSM.

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Public broadcasters apologise for editorial failings | The PMA Briefing

Both the BBC and DR own up to failings, as documentaries that are then mired in controversy, and taken off their OTT platforms.

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Nepal to create brand-new public service broadcaster

Nepal's Parliament passed a bill to create a new public media organisation from the merger of the existing state radio and TV networks.

Cameraperson and reporter stand in a town square.

Nepal: Public media independence at risk

A bill which proposes to merge the public media of Nepal has been criticised for how it might impinge on their editorial independence.

The importance of ethics when reporting on conflict

"A regional outline of the issues and key challenges” – keynote address by Dhruba Hari Adhikary on how ethics and conflict reporting interact.

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Code of Conduct: “Truly distinct” and “absolutely necessary”

The newly-launched Code of Conduct was heralded as a “truly distinct” piece of work and "absolutely necessary" for public trust in media.

Code of Conduct: Improving conflict sensitive reporting & journalist safety in South Asia 

Our Code of Conduct to Improve Conflict Sensitive Reporting and Safety of Journalists in South Asia is available now.

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Event: Launch of Code of Conduct for conflict sensitive reporting in South Asia

Join us for the launch of our Code of Conduct to Improve Conflict Sensitive Reporting and Safety of Journalists in South Asia.