media freedom

Public media in Kosovo under attack over demarcation deal

Kosovo’s public broadcaster, RTK, suffered a second attack last week on its premises by a group that is against the government’s demarcation deal with Montenegro.

PSM Weekly 22-29 August

Our weekly round-up of public service media headlines and news stories from around the world.

Party in Brazil for public media

A Brazilian social movement is organising a party in São Paulo in defense of the country’s broadcaster

Communications Minister to face Parliament enquiry over SABC crisis

Today, South Africa’s Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi, will respond to a parliamentary inquiry over the turmoil that has been unsettling the nation’s broadcaster

Public television in Colombia needs to do more to reinvent itself

The head of Colombia's public broadcaster said there is far more that the country’s public media can do to improve, but things are changing for the better.

PSM Weekly: 8-14 Aug

Our weekly round-up of public service media news stories and headlines from around the world.

Why don't we shut down the public service broadcaster?

Jawhar Sirdar, CEO, Prasar Bharati contextualises the reasons why India has and needs an effective public service broadcaster.

PSM Weekly: From new tech to new PSBs

Our weekly round-up of public service media news stories from around the world.

Political conflict in Israel over the institution of Public Service Broadcaster

Cabinet disagreements over state control and amendments further delay the institution of a new public broadcaster in Israel.

Public Service Media Initiatives in the Global South

New open source book "makes an important and timely contribution to an increasingly global discourse on the meanings, values and roles of public service in media provision today".