Ghana organises fourth Africa Media and Democracy Conference

The conference, held in Ghana, will focus on the media, democracy, terrorism, and security.

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.

How can journalists save public service media?

This panel from the 2016 International Journalism Festival explore the role of journalists in public media and whether they are the key to securing the future of PSM organisations.

Political interference continues at Croatia’s PSB

New report calls for balanced coverage and independence of Croatian public broadcaster, HRT, ahead of crucial parliamentary election in September.

Further curtailment of free speech in the Maldives

The passing of a new defamation law will have further serious consequences for freedom of speech, the media and democracy in the archipelago State.

"Strong PSM contributes to a healthy democracy" says EBU

Valuable new research from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) highlights the role of public service media in contributing to a healthy and robust democracy

Public service media in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan – the current situation

Extensive new report on PSM in the Transcaucasian countries has been released by the European Audiovisual Observatory

PSM Weekly: From new tech to new PSBs

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

Political controversy in Italy as RAI appoints new Directors

New nominations for the Italian public service media’s Board are under heavy criticism by many governmental parties, which are now set to vote on them.