What if people from all around Europe could have access to news content from the all member states, in their own languages? With this objective in mind, the EU is looking into the feasibility of a European-wide news streaming platform. Research Insight presented by the Public Media Alliancein partnership with IAPMR By Konrad Bleyer-Simon and Jan Erik…Continue readingThe Case for a Pan-European News Streaming Platform
In 2021, The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto called for PSM to provide acounterweight to the existing platform universe by establishing a digital commons, a digital open space adhering to public service values. Four years later, this call seems more urgent than ever, given global threats to democracy and the heightened scrutiny of platform power in…Continue readingAvenues to a “Public Service Internet”
Karen Donders is Director of Public Value, Talent and Organization at VRT, the public broadcaster in Flanders. Before joining VRT in 2021, Karen was a Professor of Communication Sciences and Head of the Media Unit at imec-SMIT at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where she had previously worked as a junior and senior researcher. She completed her PhD on European…Continue readingPractitioner’s Corner: Karen Donders
Catherine Johnson is Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, UK. She coordinated the PSM-AP project, which examined the impact of global streaming platforms on public broadcasters in seven European markets. The project ran from 2022 to 2025 and was funded by a €1.5 million CHANSE grant. Catherine is an expert in screen media…Continue readingCatherine Johnson: Lessons Learned from PSM-AP
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Olle Zachrison
Olle Zachrison is Senior News Editor AI, and leads the acceleration of artificial intelligence in BBC News with 5,500 journalists worldwide. He is co-founder of the network Nordic AI Journalism that organizes the Nordic AI in Media Summit. Before joining the BBC in April 2025, Olle held various senior editorial roles at Sveriges Radio for nine years, most recently…Continue readingOlle Zachrison
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Fernando Oliveira Paulino
Fernando Oliveira Paulino is a Professor at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil and President of the Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC, 2022-2026). He is member and co-founder of the Brazilian National Network of Media Watchers (RENOI) and the Forum for the Right to Access Public Information. Paulino served as ombudsman at the Brazilian federal…Continue readingFernando Oliveira Paulino
Over the past decade or so, fact-checking initiatives have flourished across newsrooms worldwide, including in PSM organizations, in response to growing concerns about the surge of misinformation and disinformation arguably brought about by political, social and technological shifts. However, these initiatives have met criticism for underlying assumptions of the objectivity and verifability of factual claims. This edition of the Research Round-Up…Continue readingResearch Round-Up: The epistemology of fact-checking and its critique
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Ella Roberts
Ella Roberts is a Techne-funded doctoral researcher at the University of Westminister, UK. She has just defended her PhD thesis on the BBC’s portrayal of Irish history between 1965-1981, conducting her research in partnership with the Imperial War Museum in London and under the supervision of BBC historian Professor Jean Seaton. Ella holds a BA in History from…Continue readingElla Roberts
The new RIPE Reader analyzes public service journalism from different angles, defining it as an institution to serve the public interest. By Alessandro D’Arma and Maria Michalis, University of Westminster & IAPMR Co-Presidents Research Insight presented by the Public Media Alliancein partnership with IAPMR Public Service Journalism (PSJ) – journalism in the public interest as a…Continue readingHow to sustain public service journalism: The 11th RIPE reader is out
In each issue of our newsletter, the Research Round-Up draws your attention to a particular topic that can resonate among PSM scholars and practitioners. This time, we present three recent articles that propose frameworks to study platform power, while highlighting significant room for improvement in the current (European) regulation of big tech. Platform Power and Regulatory Capture…Continue readingConceptualizing, analyzing & regulating platform power
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Matthias Pfeffer
Matthias Pfeffer is the founder and Managing Director of the Council for European Public Space (CfEPS), a non-governmental think-tank advocating for an independent European public sphere and digital infrastructure. CfEPS pushes for the development of common digital platforms and technologies that prioritize democratic values over economic gain. Matthias is a television journalist and producer. Among other positions, he was Managing…Continue readingMatthias Pfeffer
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Hilde Van den Bulck
Hilde Van den Bulck is Professor of Communication and Head of the Department of Communication at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. Prior to joining Drexel, Hilde was Professor of Communication Studies, Head of the Department of Communication, then Associate Dean of Research and later Dean of the Social Sciences at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. For 12…Continue readingHilde Van den Bulck