PMA Update | 12 July
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Building media literacy: PMA hosts bootcamps for journalists in the Caribbean
Over the course of June, the Public Media Alliance (PMA) hosted a series of bootcamps for Caribbean media professionals and educators, as part of UNESCO’s “Building the Next Generation of Media Literate Citizens” project.
The bootcamps, conducted on 6 and 13 June for media professionals and on 21 and 24 June for educators, were designed to equip participants with the necessary skills to navigate today’s complex media landscape. The sessions also strived to strengthen relationships and understanding between participants.
Altogether, the 60 participants hailed from the four target countries: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago. “We were truly pleased by the diverse range of backgrounds represented in both our media professionals and educators,” explained PMA's Project & Advocacy Coordinator, Desilon Daniels. The media professionals included reporters, programming coordinators, and media owners, while the educators spanned 26 schools at the primary and secondary school levels, covering several subject areas.
PMA will conduct a second round of training for journalists in October and a consultation for Caribbean stakeholders.
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Slovakia’s president has approved a controversial law that will see the public broadcaster, RTVS, replaced with a new organisation. The law has received?significant criticism?amid fears it could be used to undermine media independence.?Opposition political parties have filed a?constitutional complaint?against the law.??
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For the majority of the population (80.6 percent), it is (very) important that ZDF contributes to the education of the population. Even a large proportion of those who use ZDF less share this expectation. This is the result of a comprehensive, representative study that ZDF conducted on its educational mission from the perspective of the population.
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Currently Director of Journalism and Deputy CEO of BBC News, Jonathan Munro will take up the post of BBC News Global Director from September.
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PSM Unpacked: Covering elections for young audiences
Join us for a roundtable discussion with public media colleagues from around the world, on the subject of how public media can cover elections for young audiences.
More details, including speakers, will be announced soon!
This event is being held on 17 July 2024.
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Balkan Insight: Unusually large number of sackings at RTSH since a ruling party loyalist was appointed the new director last June prompts calls for a parliamentary investigation into the Albanian public broadcaster's compliance with labour laws.
ARGENTINA: Nothing, nothing left: the blackout of public media (Spanish)
Latfem: With the paralysis of Télam, the emptying of the National Radio, the Public TV and the educational channels, there is a world that has broken its daily communication.
The Hub: The decline in trust comes at a time when the federal government is increasingly intervening to support major incumbent firms in the Canadian media landscape like The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and Postmedia.
FBC: Fijian veteran journalists have highlighted the challenges that they have encountered throughout every period of uncertainty in Fiji.
GBC: The Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has reassured Ghanaians of the nation’s broadcaster’s readiness to live up to its constitutional mandate before, during, and after the upcoming general elections.
IVORY COAST: Media RTI C?te-d'Ivoire: Famed journalist Abiba Dembélé sacked? (French)
Connection Ivoirienne: Retirement or dismissal? Yesterday's news of the departure of ABIBA DEMBéLé, Director of News at RTI, came as a surprise to many.
NEW ZEALAND: A new one-off fund for arts and culture podcasts has been announced today (Press release)
RNZ: Creative New Zealand, NZ On Air and RNZ are working together to support the development of new podcasts in response to research that shows a deficit in media coverage about arts and culture in Aotearoa.
Korea Herald: Lee Jin-sook, former president of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation’s Daejeon unit, has been nominated as the new chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission, the presidential office announced Thursday.
THAILAND: Thai PBS opens up AI innovation experiences in digital media at ABU Con-Fest 2024 (Press release - Thai)
Thai PBS: Thai PBS presents innovative media production work using AI under the theme of creating experiences and engagement with audiences in the digital age at ABU Con-Fest 2024 in Malaysia.
Deadline: After a historic victory for the Labour Party, attention in the film and TV industries now turns to the future.
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