US Capitol Building

Trump & GOP wants to end all funding for NPR and PBS

The Trump administration's crackdown on PSM intensifies with the recent White House executive order to cease all federal funding for NPR and PBS. 

The Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters in Jersualem.

How Israel’s government is putting pressure on KAN

Through a series of proposed bills, the Israeli government has tried to interfere with the governance, funding and ownership of the country’s public service broadcaster.

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.

SVT SR

Swedish public media feeling financial and political pressures

SR and SVT have announced important changes following new savings plans, while political scrutiny of public media rises.

RNZ

NZ: Independence of PSM criticised by Deputy PM

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister has attacked the independence of PSMs over their use of the indigenous Māori language.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Growing pressure on editorial independence and press freedom

The editorial independence of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK comes under increasing pressure as a new security law poses a direct threat to journalists and press freedom