📅 Over the next 12 days as we count down to 2025, PMA will be revisiting some of our highlights and work from over the past 12 months. Featuring podcasts, reports, projects, events, and more. .

🍁As the year draws to a close, Catherine Tait, CEO of @CBC/Radio-Canada, steps down from her role. In a conversation with PMA she shared insights on the future of #publicmedia and the work of the Global Task Force. Read the full interview here 🔽.

🇬🇧 The end of the year saw the UK government announce that the licence fee which funds the @BBC will be modestly increased year, while a further review is conducted into how the #PublicBroadcaster is funded. Read the full article here⬇️.

🇩🇪 December saw ZDF ’s Norbert Himmler succeeding @CBCRadioCanada’s Catherine Tait as chair of the Global Task Force for #PublicMedia. Further details here 👇.

🚨In mid November PMA was delighted to welcome @som3cat – the Catalan public broadcaster – into our growing alliance. 💭 "As #PublicMedia, we are very aware of the responsibility we have towards our citizens." – Rosa Romá, President. Find out more 👇.

🇺🇸 Trump's second presidency was announced in early November but what does this mean for US #PublicMedia?. 💡In PMA's #Research Insight, Dr Nik Usher @uofsandiego looked into what we can learn from his previous term. Full article ⬇️.

🧐This year, PMA worked on “Building a Media Literate Generation” in the #Caribbean. In November, we spoke with Paul Hector @CaribbeanUnesco about how such efforts are opening doors for young people. Full interview 👇. 🔗

🗳In October PMA released the write up from #PSM #Unpacked session where we hosted, with Medhi Khelfat @RTBF, a roundtable of members to discuss #PublicMedia strategies when it comes to informing younger audience in times of elections. More here ⬇️.

🎧 In PMA's #podcast, released in October, we were in Taiwan at the @ptstaiwan Symposium. We explored the opportunities & challenges for PSM in the age of AI, hearing from #PublicMedia leaders on the different AI projects they're steering. Listen here 👇.

📜 In October, PMA shared the report 'How public service media are reaching & reflecting #Indigenous audiences,' commissioned by @CBC/Radio-Canada & released at #PBI2024 in Canada. Read the full report here 👇.🔗

🇺🇸 Why are so many jobs being cut in US #publicmedia?. 🧐 This was the focus of our July #podcast episode, where we delved into the unique funding of American public broadcasting, and unpacking why it's been such a difficult period. Listen ⬇️.

🌏 In July, we welcomed back all our 2024 Global Grantees, and wrapped up how they had used their grant for their project. Read about each trip here ⬇️ .

🇧🇷 Earlier this year, devastating floods affected Rio Grande do Sol in Brazil's south. In June, we spoke to two people from @ebcnarede to explore how the #publicbroadcaster reacted, and covered the crisis. Revisit the interview ⬇️.

🌎 In June, our first media literacy bootcamp in the Caribbean took place!. The events were designed to equip media professionals with essential skills and techniques to navigate today’s complex media landscape. Find out more 👇 .

🤔 What approaches are public media taking to remain competitive and distinctive from their better-funded rivals, the streaming companies?. Read our analysis from June 👇 .

🧐 How is @CBCRadioCanada trying to address declining trust?. In May, we published an Insight from the broadcaster, looking at the various initiatives they've undertaken to promote trust in themselves. Read 👇 .

📺 In May, we published the main discussion points of our roundtable event where we explored #Prominence, and what prominence means for #PublicMedia in a streaming age. The roundtable looked at two case studies in the UK and Australia. Revisit ⬇️

In May, PMA marked World Press Freedom Day with a host of content, including an interview with @onewm Director Vivienne Francis. 💭 We explored how environmental journalism needs support, and the precarious conditions facing many journalists. Read ⬇️.

🤔 What's happening to #Argentina's #publicmedia?. 🎧 In April, we explored this question in our monthly podcast #MediaUncovered following the closure of #Télam. 👇 Listen & subscribe here

With the explosion of accessible AI-products, how, when and should #publicmedia be using AI?. 💡 This was the focus of our #ResponsibleAI workshop we ran in Johannesburg, SA, in July, alongside @developainow. More 👇 .

At @RadiodaysEurope, PMA led a workshop on mental health for media workers, with dozens of participants sharing their experiences of the effects their work is having on mental health. In this April report, we shared what they told us⤵️.