A mission of the Vienna-based International Press Institute IPI), mandated to look into the dispute between the Foreign Press in Israel and the Government Press Office (GPO), today ended its three-day visit here. The mission met with the parties to the dispute – representatives of the Foreign Press led by the chairman of their Association, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns recent attempts by UK cabinet ministers to undermine the reporting of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the war in Iraq. According to information provided to IPI, there have been a number of instances of ministers criticising the BBC […]

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1-703-697 83 39 Vienna, 28 March 2003 Dear Mr. Secretary, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned at the recent bombing of […]

H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze President Republic of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia Fax: + 995 32 99 86 90 Vienna, 27 March 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is concerned at the decision of the Georgian Supreme Court to call for a criminal inquiry into the […]