The newly established International Association of Internet Researchers frequently hosts webinars on key themes around public interest media and democratic communication:
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PSM Manifesto
Good News, Research, UncategorizedThe multi-stakeholder manifesto about the future of PSM has now been published, signed among others by luminaries such as Noam Chomsky and Jurgen Habermas.
MEDIA EXPERTS PUBLISH AN ALARMING WAKE-UP CALL AND DEMAND A PUBLIC SERVICE INTERNET.
The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto is a result of the online discussion and consultation of the #InnoPSM project, Fall 2020-Spring 2021. The effort, spearheaded by Christian Fuchs of the University of Westminster, and Klaus Unterberger of ORF, the Austrian public broadcaster, resulted in the Manifesto that sets the stage for shared values and goals for the future.
The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto text: http://bit.ly/psmmanifesto
The Manifesto can be signed here: http://bit.ly/signPSManifesto
#InnoPSM is a part of the CORDI work package on public service media. funded via the University of Westminster and coordinated by Alessandro D’Arma. Minna Horowitz co-coordinates the project on behalf of CORDI.
Relevance and Impact: Universalism and PSM in the age of “Information Disorder”
Research[Working Paper for the RIPE@2018 Conference]
This paper seeks to contribute on debates about the universal relevance and impact of public service media, specifically in terms of (1) how disinformation and the broader information disorder adds a new dimension to the universalist mission, (2) how it provides new opportunities to collaborate with audiences and co-creators, and (3) how it could impact media policy today.
The discussion is based on a policy brief for the Council of Europe and a related White Paper for the Central European University, Center for Media, Data and Society, on shared challenges of public service broadcasting around the world, and an overview of the role of PSB/PSM institutions in Europe in countering disinformation and distrust of audiences. It is obvious that “fake news” is not only a European phenomenon. It is also clear that public service media in different European countries differs greatly, as do manifestations and the scope of information disorder. At the same time, the issues that emerge in the current media ecosystems in Europe illustrate broader dilemmas of universalism today for PSM organizations, as well as opportunities for new kind of universal relevance and impact.
Public Media in a Time of Global Reordering: Old Challenges, New Hope
ResearchWhat constitutes “public service media” (PSM) – its remit, its independence, its funding, its organizational configurations – is never set and self-evident. It constantly faces opposition from commercial competitors as well as political actors that seem to manifest in different reiterations year after year. At the same time, its core values of universal service, public interest, and preservation of national culture can be found also outside of the Western PSM models.
This was the recurring theme in the IAMCR Post-conference Public Service Media in a Time of Global Reordering: Sustainability, Reinvention and Extension (25 June 2018), co-organized by Alessandro D’Arma from Westminster University, Yik Chan Chin from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Minna Horowitz. The event featured an array of cases that documented significant challenges but also interesting openings for unconventional and fresh thinking about public service media beyond the European iterations.
{research} Stakeholders in a Rights-Based Approach on PSM
ResearchInfographic #2, from my work-in-progress paper for the #RIPE2014 conference. Enjoy.
Source: Council of Europe: Public Service Media and Human Rights – Discussion Paper.
Minna Aslama Horowitz 