Category: Public Media
The BBC in the Dock Over Bias
Researchers point to clear and consistent bias on the main BBC bulletins in favor of critics of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn following a wave…
Who Can Reinvent Public Media in the Global South?
An upcoming study on public media in the Global South calls for major reforms to help reinvent public service media. Back in 2007, responding to…
South African Public Broadcaster Rocked by Political Brawls
South Africa’s public broadcaster is going through yet another crisis as the government gears up for elections. The scandal may cost the broadcaster hefty audiences….
Government Removes All Critical Voices From Croatia’s Public Broadcaster
Shortly after grabbing the country’s political helm, Croatia’s government has begun brashly purging institutions of whomever is not their friend. The public broadcaster HRT is…
The Romanian Public Television on the Brink of Insolvency
The Romanian public service broadcaster has undergone scores of crises in the past two and a half decades. But now, talk about its insolvency is starting…
Closure of State-Run TV in Myanmar: A Hoax
Many media observers were discombobulated when a state official hinted that Myanmar’s state-run TV could be shut down. But that’s just part of an outlandish…
Public Service Media in Europe: Exit Through the Back Door?
Recent turbulence at the Polish public broadcaster was seen by some observers as another political football game. Public broadcasting will survive any market or policy…
Government Sacks Heads of Polish Public Media
TVP is to be headed by a politician. Poland’s President, Andrzej Duda signed a controversial law today that enables the conservative Law and Justice (PiS)…
Ruling Conservatives to Name Their Stalwarts at the Helm of Public Media in Poland
The Law and Justice (PiS) party, who won last year’s elections in Poland, rushed to adopt legislation in the last days of 2015 allowing them…
Plans to Launch “Public Service” TV Channel in Jordan Raise Eyebrows
Jordan’s state television JRTV has seen its audience levels plummeting in the past decade. Its reform has never succeeded. Now, the government pledges to launch…
