Freedom of the press came under threat in 2013 in ways – and in some countries – that would have seemed inconceivable when the year began. As the International Press Institute (IPI) today launches its “World Press Freedom Review”, highlighting press freedom violations over the past two years, one sobering development in 2013 was the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI)’s News Innovation Platform (IPI-NIP) will host a one-day symposium on digital media, with a focus on sustainability, on Jan. 20, 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event, titled “ChallengeSSS of the New Age” will consist of three components: “Sustainability”, “Security” and “Self-Regulation”. “Sustainability” will feature an interview with Burt Herman, co-founder […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged South Sudan’s government to refrain from slapping restrictions on journalists and interfering with news coverage in the aftermath of an apparent coup attempt in Africa’s newest country. President Salva Kiir announced this week that forces loyal to his former deputy, Riek Machar, had attempted to overthrow the government […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concerned about threats that prevented journalists in Serbia from reporting on local elections. Local sources told SEEMO that individuals in Backi Gracac, in the country’s north, tried to attack Biljana Gavric and Lazar Vukadinovic from Belgrade’s Prva TV, […]