The latest events related to the world of public service media
From conferences to symposiums and launch dates, we strive to highlight a wide range of international public service media events.
PMA events
Events being hosted by PMA, or events which we are partnering on!
PSM Unpacked [Recurring]
The challenges facing public service media are not only growing but are also shared more widely than ever before. From funding to journalist safety, this series of roundtable forums is designed for PMA members to discuss these challenges and also share innovations, successes and solutions.
Each session, a small group of employees at PMA member organisations gather to informally exchange knowledge and best practices, and discuss how their organisations manage operations across different subject areas.
The sessions are organised on a regular basis, and bring together people in similar positions at like-minded organisations. They are also good networking opportunities, so staff can meet and speak with their global peers.
Date: 10 April 2024
Radiodays Europe 2024
With over 1600 participants from 62 countries, Radiodays Europe is the meeting point for radio professionals from around the world to innovate, tackle challenges and discuss all things radio.
Its core purpose is to raise the awareness of radio, audio and podcast to inspire innovation and collaboration within the radio and audio industry and to encourage programme development and good radio journalism. RDE is organised as an annual conference in the spring of a different European city each year.
We are pleased to once again be partnering with Radiodays Europe to offer our members discounted tickets. The event is due to take place in-person on the 17 – 19 March 2024.
PMA Members can access a special rate for tickets by contacting us here.
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Upcoming events related to public service media
25th International Symposium on Online Journalism
12-13 April 2024
Venue: University of Texas, Austin (USA)
The International Symposium on Online Journalism is a program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin, a unique conference that bridges the gap between academia and the news industry.
EBU Sustainability Summit
Date: 16 April 2024
Venue: Online
The Sustainability Summit is an online event for all things broadcast sustainability. The full day programme provides insights in areas such as production and technology.
The event will provide a mix of presentations and discussions from EBU Members and industry specialists sharing relevant insights.
The topics we’ll be diving into and discussing are:
- Reporting – EU and National
- Climate journalism
- Talent, Commissioners and Productions going green
- Tech metrics
- and a great deal more …
International Conference on Media Industries
Date: 16-19 April 2024
Venue: London, UK
Paper, panel, and roundtable proposals are now invited for the 2024 ‘Media Industries’ conference (‘MI2024’).
After the success in 2018 of the inaugural conference ‘Media Industries: Current Debates and Future Directions’, unfortunately the planned 2020 conference had to be cancelled due to Covid lockdowns. We are therefore very pleased to announce the conference will return next year.
A key aim of MI2024 is to maintain an open intellectual agenda and provide a meeting ground for all forms of media industries research.
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FSMK Conference Transforming Media and Communication Ecologies
Date: 17-18 April 2024
Venue: Jönköping, Sweden
We live with constantly transforming media ecologies. Artificial intelligence, human-machine communication and machine learning is but the latest of developments in an always moving environment. The shock of the old and the new co-exist in media and communications. This FSMK24 conference is a shared space for us to dialogue and reflect on our everyday research and education practices, with special focus on transforming media and communication education, research and industry ecologies.
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Deutsche Welle: Resilient Ukrainian media – the way forward. MediaFit closing event
Date: 19 April 2024
Venue: Brussels
A discussion on the future of Ukrainian journalism will be held, followed by an awards ceremony for the top Ukrainian media projects from the Creators Fund.
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International Journalism Festival
Date: 17-24 April 2024
Venue: Perugia
The biggest annual media event in Europe. Every April the biggest media event in Europe, the International Journalism Festival, takes place in Perugia, Italy. All IJF venues are situated in the stunning setting of the historic town centre of Perugia.
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Inma World Congress of News Media
Date: 22-24 April 2024
Venue: London, UK
How news media transforms next in the emerging world of AI.
The INMA World Congress attracts senior management from the leading news media companies in 50+ countries: CEOs, publishers, general managers, digital leaders, advertising executives, audience executives, marketing executives, editors, product professionals, and researchers.
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5G IN CONTENT PRODUCTION – WHAT ARE EBU MEMBERS UP TO?
Date: 23 Apr 2024 – 15:00 – 16:00
Venue: Online
5G technology has moved from the experimental stage to real-world production workflow deployments, and EBU Members are at the forefront.
This webinar will present the most recent tests and trials conducted by EBU members organizations and explain how 5G-based production differs from the conventional wireless production. This webinar will also introduce and explain TR080 on EBU Members’ trials of 5G in content production and contribution.
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Anti-SLAPP Conference
Date: 25-26 APRIL
Venue: Warsaw
From April 25th to 26th, Warsaw will host an international conference addressing SLAPPs, organised by Agora SA, ARTICLE 19 Europe, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Prague Civil Society Centre, and Citizens Network Watchdog Poland. Together with our distinguished guests, we aim to devise strategies to combat legal harassment against public watchdogs who champion public interests.
The surge in strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) against journalists and activists exposing corruption and abuses of power is alarming. Regrettably, Poland tops the list in Europe for the scale of this troubling phenomenon.
During the two-day conference, distinguished international and Polish experts will discuss available legal instruments, draw from best practices in other countries, and consider how authorities and civil society should join efforts to create concrete and robust safeguards against abusive litigation.
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Date: 1-3 May
Venue: Bergen, Norway
Nordic Media Days, formerly known as The Nordic Media Festival, is the most prominent media festival in the Nordic region. Founded in 1988, the festival is a non-profit foundation.
Nordic Media Days offers a unique arena for networking and the opportunity to interact with colleagues and make new connections. It is the only conference managing to bring together this wide variety of professions and media.
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SMiD 2024 “Media (and) sustainability: Crises, paradoxes and potentials”
Date: 2-3 May 2024
Venue: Copenhagen, Denmark
Considering the recent climate developments and resulting socio-economic disparities, questions that address media and communication from a broader sustainability perspective have become increasingly urgent. Yet, they reside far too often at the periphery of media and communication research and practice. SMiD 2024 seeks to raise awareness and address these issues, fostering a critical discussion on the role of media and communication in relation to the notion of sustainability. We understand sustainability as defined by the United Nations Brundtland Commission in 1987, as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. We address the topic in its broadest possible sense, ranging from environmental, economic, and political Issues to social well-being. Contributions are invited through both the open call and the themed call.
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WPFD: Environmental and Climate Journalists Under Fire
Date: 4 May 2024
Venue: Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM), Santiago, Chile
Addressing the global climate and environmental crisis requires accurate, independent, and accessible journalism that can inform the public debate, clearly highlight the public interest, and protect those most affected by the crisis.
Producing such journalism, however, is fraught with risk. Journalists covering climate and environmental stories often face great hostility and different forms of attacks aimed at silencing their work.
Held on the sideline of UNESCO’s 2024 World Press Freedom Day conference, this panel discussion will look at strategies that journalists, news outlets, states, and media support organizations should adopt to ensure journalists can cover climate and environmental stories freely and safely.
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EBU Network Technology Seminar 2024
Date: 14-15 May 2024
Venue: EBU Geneva
The EBU Network Technology Seminar (NTS) is a flagship industry event focused on the latest developments in media production infrastructures, networks, and cloud technologies.
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EBU Horizon 2024
Date: 22-26 May 2024
Venue: Geneva, Switzerland
The media distribution and platform technology conference
HORIZONS is the flagship EBU event on media distribution, product and platform technology. It is about helping audiovisual media organizations get their content to audiences in an efficient and sustainable manner, while providing engaging and innovative user experiences.
Spanning two days, HORIZONS combines a dense conference programme with supercharged networking and discussions. It attracts decision makers and experts from public service media, private broadcasting, technology vendors and service providers, in all domains including broadcast, broadband and online platforms.
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Date: 22nd May 2024
Venue: London, UK
Join the Journalism.co.uk team for their 33rd flagship journalism conference. The programme will cover topics like sustainable business models, practical uses of AI in the newsroom, SEO in the age of AI, monetising newsletters, B2B publishing, managing and retaining talent, and innovative ways to create audience revenue.
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IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival
Date: 22nd – 24th May
Venue: Sarajevo
The 2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival will gather leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world in Sarajevo from May 22 to 24, 2024.
Under the theme “Navigating Crises: Journalism at a Turning Point”, this event will provide a vital space for media professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to explore new solutions, foster understanding, and critically examine the role of the media in addressing the great crises of our time.
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5G IN CONTENT PRODUCTION – WHAT ARE EBU MEMBERS UP TO?
Date: 23 Apr 2024 – 15:00 – 16:00
Venue: Online
5G technology has moved from the experimental stage to real-world production workflow deployments, and EBU Members are at the forefront.
This webinar will present the most recent tests and trials conducted by EBU members organizations and explain how 5G-based production differs from the conventional wireless production. This webinar will also introduce and explain TR080 on EBU Members’ trials of 5G in content production and contribution.
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FIPP World Media Congress
Date: 4 – 6 June 2024
Venue: Pestana Cidadela, Portugal
The FIPP World Media Congress is the flagship annual conference for worldwide media and its counterparts in adjacent advisory and tech sectors. Organised and hosted by Media Makers Meet – Mx3, FIPP Congress gathers top speakers, media decision-makers, tech partners and other service providers from 40+ countries every year.
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The ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX)
Date: 12-14 June 2024
Venue: Stockholm, Sweden
“Exploring Archipelago of Ideas: Crafting and Generating Immersive Experiences.”
The concept of “Archipelago of Ideas“ draws its inspiration from the Stockholm archipelago and its harmonious ecosystem of interconnected islands. In much the same way, this suggests a future where immersive experiences are seamlessly linked, forming a cohesive and immersive narratives for participants. Just as Stockholm’s archipelago offers diverse and interconnected natural beauty, the “Archipelago of Ideas” envisions a world where ideas and technologies come together to generate experiences. This embraces the range from generative to hand crafted experiences, converging on creativity, and the fluidity of experience, and the interconnectedness of innovation
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Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum
Date: 17-18 June 2024
Venue: Bonn
The 2024 Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum aims at gathering media organisation, journalists, editors and publishers to share solutions and shape the journalism of tomorrow.
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EBU NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR 2024
Date: 18-19 June 2024
Venue: Geneva, Switzerland
The EBU Network Technology Seminar (NTS) is a flagship industry event focused on the latest developments in media production infrastructures, networks, and cloud technologies.
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5th International Media Literacy Research Symposium
Date: 27-28 June 2024
Venue: São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Media literacy is a growing field with a need for developing and increasing the research within it. With each conference, we hope to shorten the present gap by filling it with works from current scholars, new researchers, graduate students, educators and others who have a vested interest in opening this field and moving it forward from all over the world.
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INMA Conferencia Latino Americana
Date: 18-19 July 2024
Venue: Online
Exploring Trends in Digital Transformation and Media in Latin America:
Join us for this exciting virtual INMA Latin American Conference designed especially for news media professionals and enthusiasts in Latin America. We will explore the latest trends in digital innovation and transformation, audiences, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and future technologies, as well as the fascinating world of digital subscriptions, the successes and challenges of newsroom transformation, the initiatives of digital platforms.
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South Asia News Media Festival
Date: 22-26 July 2024
Venue: News Delhi, India
Delve into the issues facing the news media industry and participate in putting forward tangible remedies for industry influencers. Unravel prospective business models driven by innovation. Get ideas on tools and techniques to keep pace with the consistently discerning consumer. Learn about habit formation for news publishers. Get insights into the expanding range of advertising opportunities. Explore digital transformation, how best to harness technology and training, and what is next.
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Last Updated: 11th April 2024
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Catch up with our recent events
DIGITAL VIOLENCE | Issues & challenges for women in Haiti (French)
As a prelude to International Women’s Day 2022, PMA and its partners PANOS Caribbean, UNESCO Haiti, and Solidarite des femmes haitiennes journalistes (SOFEHJ) organised an event in Haiti on digital safety for female journalists.
The impacts of COVID-19 on the Southeast Asian media landscape
On Thursday 20th January, the Public Media Alliance (PMA), in partnership with the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) and with support from UNESCO Bangkok, launched a report exploring the state of media freedom, media business viability and journalist safety in ten countries in Southeast Asia during the COVID-19 crisis, and an accompanying draft Media Recovery Plan. We were joined by media stakeholders from across the region and the project’s country experts to share their insights on the challenges and threats facing journalists and media workers.
Radiodays Asia 2021
Talking COVID – The personal Experience
Catch up with PMA’s session from this year’s Radiodays Asia, where we spoke to journalists and radio producers about their experiences during the pandemic and discussed the innovations and changes in the way we work that are here to stay.
Watch the sessions again on Radioday’s Catch Up platform.
Welcoming New Neighbours: How public media works for refugees and asylum seekers
As publicly funded organisations, public media must be representative of and accessible to all groups within society. This includes welcoming new residents, such as refugees and asylum seekers, as they integrate into new environments.
Catchup with the Public Media Alliance’s special online event as part of Refugee Week, exploring how public broadcasters are covering the lives of refugees and asylum seekers as they make new homes here in the UK.
If you have any suggestions for events related to the world of public service media please email PMA at editor@publicmediaalliance.org.