#IPIWoCo 2020 OUR GLOBAL NETWORK FOR MEDIA FREEDOM
The International Press Institute (IPI) is a global network of editors, journalists and media executives who share a common dedication to QUALITY, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM. Together, we promote the conditions that allow journalism to fulfil its public function, the most important of which is the media’s ability to operate free from interference and without fear of retaliation.
Formed in 1950 by a group of 34 international editors, IPI today is a network of media professionals representing leading digital, print and broadcast news outlets in nearly 100 countries. Our membership provides the clearest evidence possible of the universality of MEDIA FREEDOM and the basic values of journalism.
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Photo: IPIWoCo 2019 UNOG, Geneva, Switzerland 3 300+ DAYS PARTICIPANTS 30+ 40+ SPEAKERS COUNTRIES 70 WORLD CONGRESSES SINCE 1950
Every year, the IPI World Congress gathers over 300 leading media executives, editors and journalists to discuss common challenges in bringing news to the public. In connecting with and learning from one another, IPI World Congress participants – who also include academics, media experts and corporate and tech representatives – gain a more comprehensive understanding of global media landscapes affected by rapid technological change. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
At IPIWoCo 2020, we’re more than a conference. WE’RE A MOVEMENT FOR JOURNALISM. Join us as we journey beyond the noise to the heart of what matters: journalism that informs our communities, makes sense of the world we live in, and holds power to account. We’ll be talking about the infrastructure that journalism needs if we’re going to fulfil our promise to society:
* QUALITY JOURNALISM Stories you can trust: the best of journalism in the (dis)information age – from around the world and around the corner.
* FREEDOM & SAFETY The rights that let us do our job: press freedom, safety and a democratic media environment, all of which are under threat globally.
* BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A media business that sustains us: understanding our audience and the opportunities technology offers to deliver journalism and news products that delight and serve our communities.
Visit www.ipiworldcongress.com September 10 September 11 September 12
Full-day program with a series of discussions, presentations, parallel working group sessions and Q&A sessions with top Afternoon: speakers and experts, workshops, roundtables, etc. organised Opening Ceremony & Town Hall Meeting by IPI in cooperation with our partners Evening program: 70 Anniversary Evening program: Reception hosted by the Evening program: Closing Reception Celebration & Awards Ceremony President of Columbia University hosted by New York Times (TBC) hosted by Bloomberg (TBC) IPIWOCO 2020 SPEAKERS
Craig Newmark, Entrepreneur and * Lee C. Bollinger, President, Philanthropist, Craig Newmark Columbia University, USA Graduate School of Journalism, USA * Marty Baron, Executive Editor, * Agnes Callamard, UN Special * Dapo Olorunyomi, Editor-in-Chief The Washington Post, USA Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Killings, and Publisher, Premium Times, Director, Global Freedom of Nigeria * Maria Ressa, CEO & Executive Expression Editor, Rappler, The Philippines * Dean Baquet, Executive Editor, * Anya Schiffrin, Director, New York Times, USA * Norman Pearlstine, Executive Technology, Media, and Editor, The Los Angeles Times, USA Communications (TMaC) Columbia Emily Bell, Director, Tow Center for University's School of International Digital Journalism, Columbia * Scott Kraft, Managing Editor, and Public Affairs (SIPA), USA Journalism School, USA LA Times, USA
* Arthur Sulzberger, Publisher, * Khadija Patel, Vice Chair, Editor-in- * Stephen Adler, Editor-in-Chief, The New York Times, USA Chief, Mail & Guardian, South Africa Reuters, USA
* Charles Onyango-Obbo, Publisher, * Kyle Pope, Editor and Publisher, * Steve Coll, Dean, Columbia africapedia.com, Uganda Columbia Journalism Review, USA Journalism School, USA *already confirmed IPIWoCo 2020 VENUES
The Opening Ceremony of the 2020 World Congress on Miller Theatre, Columbia University ©MILLER THEATRE WEBSITE September 10 will take place at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S MILLER THEATRE, followed by a reception in the UNIVERSITY’S PRESTIGIOUS LOW LIBRARY.
In the following two days, most sessions will be held at the COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL.
The Congress venues couldn't be more fitting to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of IPI’s founding at Columbia University in October 1950.
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View from the Low Library © CJS FB PAGE Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland OUR PARTICIPANTS GlobalPost, USA Gruner + Jahr, Germany Guardian, UK Over the past five years, editors and publishers Helsingin Sanomat, Finland from the following news media organisations Hindu, India Hürriyet, Turkey have regularly attended the IPI WORLD Jakarta Post, Indonesia CONGRESS. We expect to welcome them again Los Angeles Times, USA this September in New York. Malayala Manorama, India Media Trust, Nigeria Media24, South Africa Africa24 Media, Kenya Miami Herald, USA Aftenposten, Norway Mizzima, Myanmar Al Jazeera Nation Media Group, Kenya AmmanNet, Jordan Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switz. ARD TV, Germany Nihon Shinbun Kyokai, Japan Associated Press Público, Spain BBC Regional del Zulia, Venezuela Boishakhi TV, Bangladesh Reuters Chosun Ilbo, South Korea Schibsted, Norway Chunichi Shimbun, Japan SME, Slovakia CNN International Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway Cumhuriyet, Turkey Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) Daily Star, Bangladesh The Mast, Zambia Dawn Media Group, Pakistan The New York Times, USA Delfi, Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania The Politico Magazine, Nigeria Der Spiegel, Germany ThisDay, Nigeria Der Standard, Austria TV Chosun, South Korea
Die Zeit, Germany ZDF TV, Germany BASED ON ATTENDANCE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS DPA news agency, Germany … PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Since IPI’s inception, the annual IPI World Congress has provided a unique forum in which internationally renowned figures from politics, academia, the media and civil society meet to discuss highly relevant media topics, define strategies to shape the media agenda, network and share experiences and best practices.
Previous prominent speakers at IPI World Congresses include: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen (New Delhi, 2001); Writer, professor and political activist Elie Wiesel (Venice, 1993); Yemeni journalist and human rights activist Tawakkol Karman (Doha, 2016); U.S. Vice President Al Gore (Boston, 2000) Former Irish President and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson (Moscow, 1998); Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader Muhammad Yunus (Yangon, 2015) ; South African anti- apartheid revolutionary and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (Cape Town, 1994).
Nobel-Prize-winning poet and playwright Wole Soyinka, known for his defence of human rights and democracy in his native Nigeria, spoke at our 2018’s gala dinner in Abuja. IPIWoCo AWARDS CEREMONY
IPI’s Awards Ceremony honours journalists and press freedom advocates who have displayed tremendous courage in fighting for independent journalism, and will present the following awards:
IPI WORLD PRESS FREEDOM HEROS are journalists who have displayed tremendous courage and resilience in fighting for media freedom and the free flow of news – often at great personal risk. IPI named its first 50 World Press Freedom Heroes at a special ceremony at the 2000 World Congress in Boston to mark our 50th anniversary. In 2010, we brought the list to 60 at a special ceremony in Vienna. The award is now given annually at IPI’s World Congress.
Previous winners include: Cyril Almeida (Pakistan), Rafael Marques (Angola), Eskinder Nega (Ethiopia), Ahmad Zeidebadi (Iran), Mazen Darwish (Syria), Marie Colvin (US/UK), among others.
IPI FREE MEDIA PIONEERS are trailblazing media or civil society organisations that have opened up new frontiers for the free flow of news and information in their countries. IPI established the Free Media Pioneer Award in 1997 and we have since given the award annually at our World Congress.
Previous winners include: Mada Masr (Egypt), Rappler (Philippines), AJSC (Afghanistan), Medyascope (Turkey), Periodistas de a Pie (Mexico), Al Monitor, Mizzima News (Myanmar), among others. REASONS TO GET INVOLVED
STAND UP FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM and become involved in promoting media freedom and quality journalism through IPI’s network.
MEET EXPERTS from both traditional media organisations and new media outlets.
DEVELOP JOINT STRATEGIES to address current issues affecting press freedom.
MAKE VALUABLE CONTACTS grow your network and find out how your colleagues are confronting the challenges of a changing media environment.
LEARN about the latest media developments and gain a more comprehensive understanding of their impact on the global media landscape, press freedom and everyday practices in the newsroom.