On 1 July, Andre deNesnera was removed from his position as news director of the Voice of America (VOA) and assigned a reporting job as VOA diplomatic correspondent. The reorganisation to the newsroom was carried out by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) without warning and left many staff feeling concerned. VOA news director since […]

H.E. Ariel Sharon Prime Minister 3 Kaplan Street Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Israel Fax: (+ 972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 2 July 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the recent missile attack by Israeli armed forces on a building housing […]

Since the 30 March publication of an allegation in the Miami-based Internet newsletter OffshoreAlert that Grenada’s Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell, allegedly accepted money in return for awarding the trade minister’s post to German-born Eric E. Resteiner, the local media have faced a government campaign of intimidation for reporting the story. Although Mitchell vigorously denies the […]

His Majesty King Mohammed VI The Royal Palace Rabat The Kingdom of Morocco Fax: +212 37 76 85 15 Vienna, 28 June 2004 Your Majesty, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the recent decision to expel Tor Dagfinn Dommersnes and Fredrik Refvem, a reporter […]