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IPI demands investigation of threats against Prague-based iStories journalists

The IPI global network calls on Czech authorities to investigate the threats made against Russian exiled journalists Alesya Marokhovskaya and Irina Dolinina. Both journalists are currently based in Prague, where they work for the major independent Russian investigative news outlet iStories. On Tuesday, September 19, iStories (known in Russian as “Vazhnye Istorii”, or Important Stories) […]

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Thank you to all Local News Accelerator applicants

IPI’s call for applications to our Local News Accelerator is now closed. Many thanks to all who applied; we appreciate the work you are doing in your communities and the effort put into applications. The jury has reviewed all applications, and all applicants will be informed of the outcome by 27 September. A public announcement […]

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The Outlook: Setting newsroom goals everyone can get behind

This text comes from IPI’s newsletter The Outlook. Click here to sign up to receive future editions direct to your inbox. In this week’s edition of The Outlook, IPI’s media innovation newsletter, we’re talking goal-setting and strategy for your media business. The challenge: how to align your team and organization around a goal Many news organizations […]

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France: IPI condemns arrest of investigative journalist Ariane Lavrilleux

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the arrest and interrogation of French journalist Ariane Lavrilleux and demands her immediate release from custody. IPI further calls on French law enforcement authorities to ensure full respect for international media freedom standards on source protection. Lavrilleux, a journalist with French non-profit investigative platform Disclose was taken into […]

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