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RightsCon 2026 Cancellation Is a Blow to Civil Society, Free Expression & Right to Assembly

PMA has joined members of GFMD & IFEX in condemning the Zambian government’s decision to force the last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026.

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WPFD 2026: Why press freedom matters for disaster preparedness and resilience

Public media are critical partners in disaster preparedness and response, but to be effective, independence is paramount.

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World Press Freedom Day | The PMA Briefing

On World Press Freedom Day - attacks on press freedom, journalism faces pressure from AI and entrenched threats such as state capture.

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PSM Weekly | 30 April – 6 May 2025

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

WPFD 2025: Our renewed commitment to defend public media

In this WPFD message, PMA's CEO warns of escalating media freedom threats and outlines our renewed commitment to defend public media.

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Five ways AI can save and endanger Public Service Media (at the same time)

Develop AI founder Paul McNally shares with us five ways how AI can save and endanger public service media at the same time.

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AI and Journalism: A new headline for news

Karel Degraeve, Innovation Expert at VRT NWS, shares his views on the challenges and opportunities of AI for journalism and the media.

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How News 1st uses its journalism to help protect the environment

Despite efforts to restrict the media, News 1st's Zulfick Farzan says they remain "committed to ethical and unbiased reporting." 

PSM Weekly | 1-7 May 2024 | WPFD Special

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

WPFD: “High quality environmental journalism needs all our support”

The Director of One World Media on the urgent need for supporting and investing in environmental journalism around the world.