An Italian court ruling sentencing the editor of a news website to nine months in prison for defaming a public prosecutor is grossly disproportionate and violates European standards on freedom of expression, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Roberto D’Agostino, founder of the site Dagospia, was convicted in late February of defaming a Genoa […]

The recent deaths of four journalists in four countries over four days illustrates not only the continuing danger that journalists face across the globe, but the need to protect their safety and fundamental rights and end impunity for crimes against them, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Journalists died in Brazil and Ukraine, respectively, on […]

Media entrepreneurs, researchers, funders and policymakers came together last week at the Journalism Entrepreneurship Summit at the Google Campus in London. The Feb. 27 event was organised by the MADE project creator and UCLan professor François Nel, with the support of Talk About Local and the International Press Institute (IPI). The one-day, digital media ride […]

Critical reform measures must be taken to make permanent a clear perception of increased media freedom in Sri Lanka since the Jan. 8 presidential election, an international media mission to the country said today. Mission delegates said they observed a sense of optimism among Sri Lankan journalists about the future of their profession, which they […]