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Legal claims, transparency boards & funding restructures | The PMA Briefing

VOA journalists sue the White House again, ORF launches transparency board, and funding uncertainty for public media in Poland and Czechia.

Poland TVP

A renewed international focus; concern over political interference | The PMA Briefing

NHK’s new president vows a stronger global role, meanwhile, Bangladeshi civil society flags pre‑election media reforms.

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The two questions shaping the public media funding debate in 2026

Is the licence fee on the brink of extinction? With direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned?

Blackouts, reforms, and a quota for streamers | The PMA Briefing

The protracted reform of public media in Germany has cleared a major hurdle, and Australia will make global streamers invest in local content.

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Public media in Poland struggles for a reset

All public radio stations have now been liquidated, while TVP has been accused of political bias, as public media reforms in Poland continue.  

Poland TVP

Update: Polish public media put into liquidation

The new Polish government has put public media entities into liquidation, following a political dispute over the organisation.

Poland press freedom protest 2016

Focus On Poland: Pressure on independent media

Despite an improvement in press freedom, Poland’s independent media continues to suffer under the PiS government.

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Cilla Benkö reflects on her tour of Central Europe

Swedish Radio's CEO Cilla Benkö writes about her visits to three countries in Central Europe and the threats facing public service media.

TVP Poland

Poland: Proposed law set to boost prominence of controversial public broadcaster

An amendment to the Broadcasting Act’s “must carry, must offer” principle aims to up the prominence of the country’s embattled public broadcaster.

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World Press Freedom Day 2022: themes from the past 12 months

For World Press Freedom Day 2022, PMA has analysed six press freedom themes which have been prevalent across the past twelve months.