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Why public media are turning to YouTube

Several major PSM signed special partnerships with YouTube. What does it mean for PSM and what are the costs of such collaborations?

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On Our Radar | 13 February 2026

This edition: Pressures on news media in Argentina and the US, rising threats for international journalists, and BBC World Service's funding.

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CPB: What You’ll Miss When It’s Gone

As CPB will have to cease its operations, audiences will find out what disappears when public media's lifeline is cut.

Cuts implemented, threatened, and rejected | The PMA Briefing

American public media announce cuts; Czech public media is threatened with a funding drop; Swiss public media gets a boost.

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CPB to wind down operations

PMA: The closure of CPB will harm Americans’ access to independent, trusted, and life-saving public service media content.

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A consequential week for public media | The PMA Briefing

From defunding and media mergers to cash injections and debates over prominence, this week has been a consequential one for public media.

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Statement on defunding of US public media

The Public Media Alliance is deeply troubled by the final US Congress approval that strips advance funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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PMA: Senate must reject CPB funding cuts

PMA is deeply concerned for the future of public media in the US after the House approved the rescission package, impacting CPB's funding.

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PMA extends support to US public media

US public media has taken legal action, claiming the executive order that directs the end of all federal funding breaches the First Amendment.

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World Press Freedom Day | The PMA Briefing

On World Press Freedom Day - attacks on press freedom, journalism faces pressure from AI and entrenched threats such as state capture.