Six global organizations today announced their support for a set of principles designed to foster greater transparency in the dealings between public relations professionals and the media, and to end bribery for media coverage throughout the world. The organizations are the International Press Institute, the International Federation of Journalists, Transparency International, the Global Alliance for […]

H.E. Juan Fernando López Aguilar Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Madrid Spain Fax: +34-91-390 21 45 Vienna, 21 July 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global organisation of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is writing to you to criticise the Spanish Supreme Court’s decision of 18 June […]

Staff at the privately owned New Broom newspaper, including Roland Worwee, the managing editor, as well as Samuel S. Doe, Koffee Nimely and Tarnu Worwee, were summoned to appear on 11 June before a magistrate at the Monrovia City Court, Temple of Justice. According to the writ issued against the men, all were charged under […]

On 1 July, Andre deNesnera was removed from his position as news director of the Voice of America (VOA) and assigned a reporting job as VOA diplomatic correspondent. The reorganisation to the newsroom was carried out by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) without warning and left many staff feeling concerned. VOA news director since […]