The International Press Institute (IPI) has announced the winners of its 2012 News Innovation Contest, sponsored by Google Inc. The projects will collectively enhance online journalism and innovation efforts via news platforms and training across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The fourteen projects selected this year will be awarded more than $1.7 million. In […]

Azerbaijani journalist Zaur Guliyev, who has been held in pre-trial detention since his March 13 arrest following unrest in the region of Quba, has accused the country’s government of torturing him. Guliyev, the editor-in-chief of Xayal TV, made the claim in a statement to Azerbaijani non-governmental organisation For Human Rights, the group said yesterday. He […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Brazilian authorities to immediately investigate yesterday’s murder of political reporter and blogger Décio Sá in Maranhão state. Brazilian media reported this morning that Sá was gunned down shortly before midnight in a bar in San Luis, Maranhão’s capital. Witnesses said an unknown assailant entered the bar and […]

Ahmad Ibrahim, who heads the investigative unit of the Doha, Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, will take part in an IPI World Congress 2012 panel session titled, “Going Beyond Borders: Covering Breaking News in Your Own Backyard and Making Sure Your Story Gets Out to the Rest of the World,” on Tuesday, June 26. Launched in […]