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 […]

More than a year after Taiwan-based Next Media Group requested a broadcasting license from Taiwan’s National Communication Committee (NCC), the company has yet to receive permission to broadcast news programs. Representatives of Next Media Group have informed IPI that in August 2009 the company applied for licenses for a news channel, a general interest channel, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), will hold a press freedom fact-finding mission to Hungary on 15-16 December 2010. The mission participants will be: SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Board Member Marta Palics, and IPI Press Freedom and Communications Manager Anthony Mills. They will […]