Under Pressure: Why Public Media Matters
Read about our session at the Global Conference for Media Freedom on the pressures facing public media worldwide and why now, more than ever, we must fight for its future.
PSM Weekly | 3-9 July 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
UK regulator sets out plans to increase prominence of PSBs
Ofcom announces measures to help public broadcasters face “unprecedented pressure” of competition from streaming services and global media giants.
Threats to media independence continue across Central Europe
“Backslide”. This seems to be the word most used to describe what’s happening to public broadcasting and independent media in parts of central Europe.
The dismantling of Brazil’s public media
In recent years, public media in Brazil has experienced a slow and tragic death and now faces complete dismantling.
PSM Weekly | 19-25 June 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Update | ABC lodge application to set aside warrant
The ABC lodged a court application to set aside the warrant that authorised an Australian Federal Police (AFP) raid and to demand the return of seized files.
BBC announces change to free licences for over-75s
The BBC announced that it will fund means-tested licence fees for some older people following government decision to stop the provision of free licences.
Hope for public media in Mexico?
Mexico is one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists, with an environment that breeds fear and self-censorship. So what hope is there for effective public media in the country?
PSM Weekly | 12-18 June 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.