Bratislava Regional Court has ordered Slovak broadcaster Radio Viva to pay over EUR 30,000 in libel damages to a Slovak judge, in connection with a 2004 report on fraud charges brought against him. The report – an item in a regular evening news broadcast – was based on comments made by then Interior Minister Vladimír […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, welcomes the establishment of the IPI National Committee of Slovakia. “IPI Slovakia” was founded in Bratislava on 23 September 2008, and its National Committee status was officially recognised by the IPI Executive Board on 8 November […]

On the occasion of its World Congress in Belgrade, Serbia (14-17 June 2008), the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, honoured the New York-based political blog, Talking Points Memo (TPM), with the 2008 “IPI Free Media Pioneer” award. David Kurtz, Managing Editor of Talking Points Memo, received […]

At its 57th General Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, on 16 June 2008, the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) announced the appointment of its new chairman, Janne Sakari Virkkunen, Senior Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki. He succeeds Piotr Niemzcycki, publisher of the Polish daily newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza. Janne Virkkunen studied at the University of Helsinki, […]