20th May 2020
CPB requests additional emergency funds from Congress
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is requesting an additional $175 million in emergency funds to secure the survival of US public media against a backdrop of newsroom layoffs and closures.
3rd March 2020
What would be lost if Trump’s plans for public media succeed?
For the fourth year in a row President Trump has proposed cutting all federal funding for public service media. What would US citizens lose if public media disappears?
14th February 2020
Latest Trump budget eliminates funding for public media
The Public Media Alliance is once again calling on President Donald Trump to drop proposals to slash federal funding for public media.
5th September 2019
Focus on PSM | USA
From funding adjustments to new streaming platforms, what’s new in the world of American public media? Read our latest round up.
29th July 2019
New trends in reporting on climate change
In light of the recent heat waves occurring across the globe, media organisations, public and independent, are taking heed on placing climate change at the forefront of their reporting.
28th March 2019
Trump to cut federal funding for public media?
Once again, federal budget proposals take aim at funding for public media, causing deep concern for the future of quality local news and content.
3rd December 2018
Best of PSM | NPR engaging younger audiences
Public radio in the US engages students in podcast production with a challenge
12th June 2018
Trump’s push to defund and defunct the CPB
Trump’s proposed 2019 budget cuts would drastically impact rural public media outlets, threatening their knowledge of foreign and domestic politics
24th April 2017
The Best of PSM | RadioDays 2017
From data analysis to chatbots and podcasts, this year's Radiodays Europe conference brought together the latest radio tools, tech and content from commercial and public media organisations.
5th April 2017
Trump’s budget blueprint: A real threat to public service media
For the price of a coffee, almost all Americans can currently benefit from daily, local public media content. But Trump’s budget plan would wipe out many of these resources.