Independence: The Cornerstone of Public Service Media Governance.

Management and monitoring bodies of public service media (PSM) should reinforce and guarantee of independence of public audiovisual services. This paper aims at analyzing the governance bodies of the EU28 PSM, as well as checking whether they meet the criteria established by the EBU as regards transparency and independence. We used as research method the content analysis of the latest audiovisual acts in the European Union and the most recent reviews of their charters.