Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Reporter, station commended for conflict reporting
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 15 October 1999 IPI press release: PRESS RELEASE (October 15, 1999. For immediate release) LA Times journalist and RTV Pancevo (Serbia) commended for conflict reporting Paul Watson of the LA Times and RTV Pancevo were presented special commendations today by IPI for their reporting during the recent crisis in […]
IPI launches book on media coverage of FRY conflict
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 15 Otober 1999 Press Release IPI launches new book: The Kosovo News and Propaganda War The International Press Institute today launched a collection of analyses, memoirs and opinions that examines and challenges the media coverage of the conflict in FR Yugoslavia; asks where and how […]
IPI welcomes European Court judgement
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Press Release (for immediate release) Vienna, 5 October 1999 IPI Welcomes European Court Judgement The International Press Institute today welcomed the fact that the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Romania had violated Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human […]
IPI concerned over legal harassment of newspaper, owner
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI has expressed its great concern about the apparent legal harassment of the “Joongang Ilbo”, one of South Korea’s leading daily newspapers, and its owner, Hong Suk-hyun, by government authorities. **Updates IFEX alert of 30 September 1999** On 29 June 1999, the Korean Office of National Tax Administration (ONTA) targeted for sudden tax […]
Resolution on freedom of expression
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a resolution made by delegates who participated in the Ethiopian Media in Development conference, being distributed by IPI: Ethiopian Media in Development Organised by the International Press Institute in cooperation with the Ethiopian Mass Media Training Institute Addis Ababa, 24/25 September 1999 Recommendations: We, the delegates participating at the Ethiopian […]
Ongoing advertising boycott of newspaper
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is most concerned about the ongoing advertising boycott of the “Philippine Daily Inquirer”, allegedly initiated by President Joseph Estrada’s administration. **Updates IFEX alerts of 4 August and 22 July 1999** IPI is informed that in July 1999 a number of Philippine movie producers withdrew their advertisements from the “Inquirer”, the largest-circulation paper […]
Continuing threat by British court to jail editor
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is deeply concerned over the threat by a British court to jail Dublin-based editor Ed Moloney unless he breaks rules of professional secrecy. **Updates IFEX alert of 3 September 1999** Moloney, Northern Ireland editor of the “Sunday Tribune” in Dublin, faces jail under the UK Prevention of Terrorism Act if he does […]
Investigation demanded into murder of editor
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the murder of Rohana Kumara, editor of a pro-opposition newspaper, in Sri Lanka. IPI is informed that Kumara, editor of the pro-UNP (United National Party) tabloid, Satana (“Battle”), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a suburb of Colombo. He was travelling home from his office in a taxi […]