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IPI condemns China’s decision to expel Wall Street Journal reporters

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned China’s decision to expel three journalists with The Wall Street Journal. China revoked the press credentials of three Journal reporters based in Beijing on Wednesday and has ordered them to leave the country within five […]

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IPI urges China to provide information on missing citizen journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on Chinese authorities to provide information on the location and condition of two missing citizen journalists who had been covering the coronavirus epidemic. IPI also urged the authorities to ensure that journalists are able to […]

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Bulgarian independent media operating in a ‘captured state’

Bulgaria’s media concentration in the hands of oligarchs with close ties to the government, captured state institutions and, more recently, smear campaigns against critical media form a trifecta of pressure on independent journalism in the country, which joined the European Union in 2007. It is difficult to understand the environment in which Bulgarian journalists operate without […]

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IPI launches new protocol for newsrooms to address online harassment

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today launched a new protocol for newsrooms to tackle online harassment as a threat to press freedom and reduce the professional and emotional toll it can take on journalists. IPI’s protocol outlines a four-step framework that newsrooms […]

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