Attacks on public media are an attack on democracy

In a number of countries, governments are undermining the independence and values of public media organizations and pressing them to function increasingly as state broadcasters.

As awareness of the pandemic grew, audiences turned to public media in record numbers for the trusted, accurate, and reliable news and information that they provide, writes Catherine Tait, on behalf of the Global Task Force for public media. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto

Opinion

BY CATHERINE TAIT

September 2, 2020

In early June, Facebook announced that it had begun labelling content originating from state-controlled media organizations. This is the most recent manifestation of an ongoing discussion about the distinction between ...

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