Featured Reports
9th October 2023
Charting a Path for Indigenous Media
The Public Media Alliance participated in a panel discussion about developing an Indigenous media strategy, held by UNESCO in July 2023.
3rd October 2023
Polish election: The impact of unbalanced coverage
Public service media come under particular scrutiny during times of election. With Poland soon heading to the polls, we take a look at the state of public media.
28th September 2023
Statement marking anniversary of Htet Htet Khine sentencing
It has been one year since BBC Media Action freelance producer in Myanmar, Htet Htet Khine, was sentenced to six years of hard labour.
Recent News
22nd March 2022
Public Media Alliance launches new podcast
Media: Uncovered is a brand-new podcast from the Public Media Alliance, which will feature stories from the world of public interest media.
22nd March 2022
Czech Television’s services for children on Russia-Ukraine war
Czech Television has launched a new service for children to seek information and ask questions about the Russia-Ukraine war.
18th March 2022
Mali: Suspension of France 24 and RFI must be revoked
France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), were suspended by Mali authorities on Wednesday accused of reporting "false allegations".
17th March 2022
Paul Thompson: media merger a ‘watershed’
The new media merger is a "watershed" moment for New Zealand public media, to be set up for the future, says RNZ CEO Paul Thompson.
17th March 2022
France: Public media scrutinised ahead of election
Ahead of France's presidential election next month, incumbent Emmanuel Macron has promised to remove the TV licence fee. He's not the first.
17th March 2022
Covering the Tongan tsunami from abroad, with no communications
Tongan journalist Agnes Tupou reflects on how they provided reassurance to Tongan people abroad after the volcanic eruption and tsunami.
15th March 2022
Russian journalist fined after on-air protest
Russian journalist, Marina Ovsyannikova, was fined after disrupting state broadcaster Channel One by holding a sign saying “No War”.
15th March 2022
PSM Weekly | 9 – 15 March 2022
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
15th March 2022
Swedish Radio announces free-to-use daily news podcast in Russian
Starting this week, Swedish Radio will publish a daily news podcast in Russian about the war in Ukraine, available to all European media.
14th March 2022
US public media $50m funding boost approved
The Public Media Alliances welcomes the increase in federal funding approved by Congress for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
12th March 2022
Dr. Thomas Bellut bids farewell as ZDF Director-General
Thomas Bellut stepped down as ZDF’s Director General on 10 March. Bellut's achievements were praised and celebrated by politicians and colleagues alike.