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New Media Incubator: Pivots and adaptation as part of the innovation process

This article was written by Karakaya Talks and lightly edited for length and clarity by IPI. Receive regular updates on IPI’s innovation and media sustainability work by subscribing to our newsletter, The Outlook: Media Innovation Unlocked. At Karakaya Talks, a Berlin-based news organization that produces video content for Gen Zs and millennials of colour in Germany, […]

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Twelve years: No justice for Mexican journalist Regina Martínez

Leer en español April 28 marks 12 years since Mexican investigative journalist Regina Martínez Pérez was beaten and strangled to death in her home. Authorities have failed to credibly solve the murder. The IPI global network calls for justice. President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador must honor his commitment to reopen the case and end impunity. […]

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Spotlight: Press Freedom in Senegal in 2024

Background  This International Press Institute (IPI) briefing highlights current press freedom challenges in Senegal. Additionally, it sets forth high-level recommendations on promoting and protecting press freedom and journalist safety. In recent decades, Senegal has enjoyed a relatively high level of press freedom, serving as a model for other countries in Africa, and West Africa in […]

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Togo elections: Authorities must allow media to work freely

Togo authorities must allow the media to freely and safely cover the April 29 parliamentary and regional elections, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. There is growing pressure on journalists in Togo ahead of the vote. This month, authorities arrested and expelled French journalist Thomas Dietrich. Additionally, the country’s media regulatory body suspended accreditation […]

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