A team of European media leaders from The Netherlands, Ukraine, Portugal, Georgia, Bosnia and Romania will form IPI’s Media Innovation Europe (MIE 2.0) jury for the period of 2024-2026. MIE is a multidisciplinary, multi-project programme that has funded over 50 news organizations in the past two years, and has just kicked off its second edition. […]

The IPI global network welcomes the recent ruling by a Philippine court that overturns a 2018 regulatory order to close the independent news outlet Rappler. Founded in 2012 by Nobel Peace Prize winner and IPI Executive Board member Maria Ressa, Rappler is known for his critical, investigative reporting and was repeatedly targeted under the administration […]

IPI is alarmed by the recent proposal by the Ministry of Justice to end state funding support for the Council for Mass Media (JSN), which would severely affect the self-regulatory body’s ability to function. The plan was revealed on August 9, 2024, when the Ministry of Finance published its budget proposal. For decades, the state […]

The IPI global network condemns attacks on journalists covering the recent anti-government protests in Nigeria. We call on authorities to investigate these incidents and take measures to ensure journalist safety. Between August 1 and 10, thousands of Nigerians flocked to the streets in various cities across the country to protect economic hardship, the rising cost […]