The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has condemned this week’s raids on the house of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst and the headquarters of ABC Sydney. On Tuesday morning, Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers arrived at the home of Smethurst with a search […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) mourns the death of Peter Preston, the long-time editor of Britain’s the Guardian newspaper and former IPI chair known for his staunch defence of press freedom. A leading figure of British journalism, Preston joined the Guardian in 1963 and assumed the paper’s top position in 1975 at the age of […]

Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida received the 2019 International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero award at a special ceremony as part of the 2019 IPI World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 5. At the same ceremony, the 2019 Free Media Pioneer award was conferred on Egyptian news site Mada Masr. Both awards are […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today released a new report examining best practices adopted by newsrooms in Europe for addressing online harassment and attacks against journalists. In the context of the overall issue of harassment, the report, which is the outcome of visits to dozens of newsrooms in five European countries, focuses specifically on female journalists, who have […]