Leading into the International Press Institute (IPI)’s April 12 to 15 World Congress in Cape Town, IPI’s News Innovation Platform (IPI-NIP) will host a one-day symposium on digital media, focusing on sustainability, on Monday in Johannesburg. The event, titled “Opens external link in new windowChallengeSSS of the New Age”, will take place at the 54 […]

Egyptian voters have approved an amended Constitution that strengthens guarantees of freedom of the press and expression and a ban on government interference in the news media. In response to the vote, the International Press Institute (IPI) today urged the interim government to live up to the spirit of the new fundamental law by freeing […]

Freedom of the press came under threat in 2013 in ways – and in some countries – that would have seemed inconceivable when the year began. As the International Press Institute (IPI) today launches its “World Press Freedom Review”, highlighting press freedom violations over the past two years, one sobering development in 2013 was the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI)’s News Innovation Platform (IPI-NIP) will host a one-day symposium on digital media, with a focus on sustainability, on Jan. 20, 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event, titled “ChallengeSSS of the New Age” will consist of three components: “Sustainability”, “Security” and “Self-Regulation”. “Sustainability” will feature an interview with Burt Herman, co-founder […]