Media activists in Syria have often been vilified for manipulating the news coverage in their YouTube broadcasts. While I agree that these cameramen cannot be seen as quality journalists in the traditional sense of the word, we should not forget the important role they play in keeping the international world focused on their country. Today, […]

International Press Institute (IPI) Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie issued the following statement today to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2012: “Hello. My name is Alison Bethel McKenzie. As executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), I would like to remind you that today is May 3, World Press Freedom Day. It’s a special […]

A panel discussion supported by the International Press Institute (IPI) during UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event in Tunis, Tunisia, will look at effective ways to stop attacks against journalists and improve journalists’ safety. The panel discussion, scheduled to take place on May 4 at 4 pm, will look at successes and failures of ongoing […]

These three stories highlight the plight of many journalists around the world on May 3, 2012, World Press Freedom Day. The Story of Marcela Turati ‘The Majority of Mexican Journalists Have Become War Correspondents in their Own Country’ “My city finds itself in a state of panic. There is shooting everywhere. People see bodies in […]