PSM News

The news portal of Public Service Media, the Maldives' state broadcaster, which runs Television Maldives, on air since 1978, and the national radio services. PSM News carries official announcements, national politics and atoll-level stories in Dhivehi and English, reflecting the government-funded broadcaster's public service remit across the archipelago.

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PSM News at a glance

Country: Maldives
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups PSM News

Crosswire groups PSM News as Centrist for comparisons within the Maldives' directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where PSM News sits in the Maldives' press

PSM News is one of 4 outlets tracked in the Maldives and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, the Maldives ranks 27th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 9 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to PSM News outside the Maldives, starting with South Asia, are RTHK (Hong Kong), Thai PBS World (Thailand), Lao National Radio (Laos) and Radio Television Brunei (Brunei). Opening one of them beside PSM News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.