The New York Times, on 9 May, published an article by its correspondent Larry Rohter titled, “Brazilian Leader’s Tippling Becomes National Concern.” President Lula da Silva later instructed the Justice Ministry to revoke Rohter’s visa under an immigration law allowing a visa to be revoked if the foreigner’s stay is considered “inconvenient.” Although the planned […]

Tim Russert, host and moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and Matthew Cooper, a reporter with Time Inc., both received subpoenas to appear before a federal grand jury investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer’s name. The special prosecutor in the case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, also asked for interviews with journalists from The Washington […]

Meeting at its Board Meeting in Warsaw, Poland on 15 May, the Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI) announced the completion of the two terms of chairman Jorge Fascetto and warmly welcomed new chairman Wilfred David Kiboro. Fascetto was the second Latin American chairman and the first Argentinean to accept the position. He […]

At the Board Meeting of the International Press Institute, held in Warsaw, Poland on 15 May, the Executive Board voted unanimously to add Ethiopia to the IPI Watch List while agreeing that South Korea should be removed. Russia*, Venezuela and Zimbabwe have been kept on the IPI Watch List. Commenting on the Board’s decision to […]