IPI World Congress and
Media Innovation Festival 2024
(c) Photo by Tourism Association of Canton Sarajevo Sarajevo 2024

The 2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival gathered leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world in Sarajevo from May 22 to 24, 2024.

Under the theme “Navigating Crises: Journalism at a Turning Point”, this event provided a vital space for media professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to explore new solutions, foster understanding, and critically examine the role of the media in addressing the great crises of our time.

Revisit the 2024 IPI World Congress & Media Innovation Festival!

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Israel-Gaza War

Profile in courage: A special conversation with Palestinian journalists

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Media Innovation

Investigative journalism’s profit puzzle: Going beyond breaking even

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Making Big Tech work for us

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Media Innovation

Bursting bubbles: Feminist media innovate to reach wider audiences

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Media Innovation

Pivot under pressure: How media innovate through crisis

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Media Innovation

AI’s impact on journalism: Evaluating risks and opportunities

Climate Journalism
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Climate and environmental journalism under fire

The IPI Award Ceremony

IPI also holds the annual IPI World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer award ceremony and reception.

The awards honour journalists and media organisations who have made significant contributions to the promotion of press freedom, particularly in the face of great personal risk.

The IPI Free Media Pioneer Award is presented to organizations meeting the demands of the moment through innovative models of journalism, media, or press freedom defence.

Previous editions of the IPI World Congress

WoCo/MIF 2023
WoCo 2022
WoCo 2021
WoCo 2020