Journalism professor and columnist Matt J. Duffy no longer has a job in the United Arab Emirates. In a recent blog post, Duffy said he was dismissed from his post at Zayed University because he felt a duty to “speak and teach with minimal reservation about my area of expertise — journalism, international media law […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) Nepal National Committee on Wednesday expressed concern over continued death threats directed at freelance journalist Ganesh Pandey. In a statement released yesterday, the IPI Nepal Committee reported that an unknown person, who identified himself as Gyanbhi Gurung, had threatened Pandey several times over the past week in relation to an […]

From Sep. 17-19, the International Press Institute (IPI), in partnership with the International Eurasia Press Fund, will host the international conference, “Oil, Gas and Media”, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The two-and-a-half-day conference, to be held at the Kempinski Hotel Badamdar, Baku, will bring together leading energy, business and financial journalists from around the world, along with […]

A pro-government television channel in Syria has broadcast an interview with Turkish journalist Cüneyt Ünal, who said that he was captured by Syrian loyalist forces on Aug. 20 in Aleppo, Reuters reported. Ünal appeared exhausted and nervous with apparent bruises under both eyes in the interview, which aired Sunday on the Al Ikhbariya news channel. […]