Public Media Alliance Global Grants – Applications Now Open
The Public Media Alliance is pleased to announce that after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, applications for the PMA Global Grants are now open. Whether that means…
May 3rd : World Press Freedom Day Round Table – Navigating the Infodemic with Media and Information Literacy
UNESCO invites you to participate in the Round Table and book presentation Navigating the Infodemic with Media and Information Literacy (MIL), together with the network of Public Defenders…
UNESCO World Trends In Freedom of Expression and Media Development : Global Report 2021/2022
UNESCO's World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2021/2022, analyses the state of media freedom, pluralism, independence, and safety of journalists over the past five years. The report…
UNESCO: The business model of the news media is broken; our fundamental right to information at risk
UNESCO - Paris, 10 March 2022 - A New UNESCO report examining global trends in freedom of expression and media development from 2016-2021 highlights the existential threat social media now…
The Existential Threat posed by Big Tech Platforms to Caribbean Journalism and Democracy
This paper is not alarmist. It is not sensational. It is the perspective of small media entities in developing societies which, in some cases, have a disproportionate impact on news,…
World Radio Day 2022 – Radio and Trust
February 13th was proclaimed World Radio Day in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day. Now…
TVJ switches on the World’s Third NextGen Digital Television Service
Kingston, Jamaica. January 31, 2022. Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ) on Monday joined only two other countries globally to start transmission of the most modern television standard available today, the Advanced…
Using 5G network slicing to create new public service opportunities
Building on earlier experiences with 5G-based live productions, RTVE investigated how a portable small-cell network could help coverage of events in isolated locations, writes David Corral Hernández. The latest innovation…
tech-i : How ARD is bringing broadcast and internet together through DVB-I
Based on his company’s experience with ARD in Germany, Johannes Schmid (MIT-xperts GmbH) explains how DVB-I opens new opportunities. DVB-I opens the door for bringing broadcast services to the internet…
CARIMAC MSc Media Management Programme Accepting Applications for January 2022
The Master of Science (MSc) in Media Management offered by the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) is for students who want to acquire the knowledge and develop relevant…