On the occasion of its World Congress in Belgrade, Serbia (14-17 June 2008), the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, honoured the New York-based political blog, Talking Points Memo (TPM), with the 2008 “IPI Free Media Pioneer” award. David Kurtz, Managing Editor of Talking Points Memo, received […]

At its 57th General Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, on 16 June 2008, the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) announced the appointment of its new chairman, Janne Sakari Virkkunen, Senior Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki. He succeeds Piotr Niemzcycki, publisher of the Polish daily newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza. Janne Virkkunen studied at the University of Helsinki, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the six-year sentence imposed on Abdelkarim Al-Khaiwani, former editor-in-chief of the Al-Shoura newspaper, in Yemen. According to information before IPI, on 9 June a Yemeni State Security Court sentenced Al-Khaiwani to six years in prison, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, expresses its disappointment at the Azeri Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the conviction of newspaper editor Eynulla Fatullayev. According to information before IPI, on 3 June 2008, the Azeri Supreme Court upheld the eight and a […]