PSM Weekly | 21 – 27 February 2024
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Swedish Radio covers 310 local elections across the country
With Swedish elections taking place on 11 September, how will public broadcaster Swedish Radio cover them at a local level?
Journalist safety: Advice issued ahead of major global sporting events
While quarantine and “social bubbles” have become the new norm for journalists attending international sporting events, there are growing concerns for their safety on the ground ahead of this year’s Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup.
Assistance and best practices for remote broadcasting during COVID-19
As many journalists adapt to working from home, what are the best practices for broadcasting away from the studio?
ABC will not appeal validation of police raids on public broadcaster
The validation of a warrant used to raid ABC’s headquarters last June is another blow to media freedom in Australia and an assault on public interest journalism.
Local Democracy Reporting service takes off
New Zealand media organisations are invited to apply to receive content from a $1m pilot scheme aimed at boosting the reporting of local democracy issues across the country.
Hurricane Dorian: Its catastrophic destruction in Abaco & Grand Bahama
"We have never experienced such devastation as we did in Hurricane Dorian; it was awesome and awful!" ZNS General Manager, Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs, writes about the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and its national broadcasting station.
PSM Weekly | 14 – 20 August 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Insight | Countering Disinformation and Hate Speech in South East Asia
Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, development communications expert Paul Risley explores what is meant by hate speech and how best to identify and counter it.
Webinar | Reporting hate speech and acts of terror in South East Asia
Join us on Monday 25 March for a webinar on “Developing relevant guidelines & codes of conduct to report hate speech and acts of terror for South East Asia”