Ukraine’s administrative supreme court met Tuesday in Kiev to examine the appeals of two independent television stations, TVi and 5 Kanal, against the removal of broadcast frequencies. Pressure has been applied on the two privately owned stations since President Yunukovych took office in February. Since his election, the government has been accused of attempting to […]

Zur deutschen Version IPI: IPI is the only press freedom organisation with a national committee structure. In January you will take over as head of the IPI Austria National Committee.  What are the advantages of this system, and what is the role that you see a revitalized Austrian committee playing – in Austria and around the […]

Read in English In Jänner 2011 wird Dr Sperl den Post als neuer Vorsitzender des österreichischen IPI Komitees übernhemen. Dr. Sperl war bis 2007 Chefredakteur bei österreichischen Qualitätszeitung Der Standard.  IPI: IPI ist die einzige Pressefreiheitsorganisation mit Nationalkomitees. Ab Jänner werden Sie Vorsitzender des österreichischen IPI Komitees. Was sind die Vorteile dieses Systems, und welche […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced that Dr. Gerfried Sperl, former editor-in-chief of Der Standard newspaper, has been named chairperson of the IPI Austrian National Committee, a role he will take up beginning in January 2011. Dr. Sperl began his career as a reporter in 1969 at the Kleine Zeitung. In 1982, he was […]