The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in expressing concern about repeated attacks, threats and intimidation of journalists and media workers reporting on the agro-food industry in Brittany. These attacks, legal threats, harassment and intimidation must end and we call on all relevant public authorities to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the brutal crackdown and ongoing repression of journalists in Myanmar and demanded the immediate release of all journalists arrested for carrying out their professional duties. On Wednesday 21 April, political activists in Myanmar initiated […]

An IPI Global Network Report on how local news media are rethinking everything in the digital age, and what they need now to sustain the vital journalism serving local communities around the world.     The 10 big takeaways…    1.   Local news media is the most disrupted sector of the media, the most urgently […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network for editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the detention of Japanese freelance journalist Yuki Kitazumi in Myanmar and demanded his immediate release. According to news reports, Yangon-based Kitazumi was detained and taken away from his home in a police vehicle during the […]