The International Press Institute is about to host the 2022 international journalism congress in New York.

The congress, which might be held from 8 to 10 September at Columbia College in New York, is themed “Journalism on the frontline of Democracy.”

It would convey collectively not less than 420 journalists and media professionals, together with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov, Dean former New York Instances government editor Dean Baquet, Jelani Cobb, Kavita Devi, Preethi Nallu, Maria Ressa, additionally a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, amongst others.

“Greater than 300 individuals are registered to attend the IPI World Congress in individual, and one other 120 have registered to attend on-line, from each continent (besides Antarctica!),” organisers mentioned. “Along with our international viewers becoming a member of on-line, there’s going to be a number of new buddies to be made and good individuals for us all to study from and share with.

“The Congress will cowl problems with press freedom in addition to media innovation, collaboration, variety, and expertise, with dozens of unbelievable audio system able to share their insights and sensible ideas. The particular closing reception occasion on Saturday night might be hosted by the New York Instances and is open solely to IPI members, audio system and programme supporters.”

In response to IPI’s North American Committee (NAC) Chair, John Daniszewski, the World Congress in New York was “conceived as a homecoming for IPI”, which “was launched in New York in 1950, when 35 worldwide editors got here collectively to create the primary international alliance for press freedom.”

The Worldwide Press Institute (IPI) is a worldwide community of media executives, editors and main journalists.

Since its institution in 1950, it has constantly and strongly crusaded for media freedom in each nook of the world.

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“Proper now, we discover our world and our communities as soon as once more divided between democracy and authoritarianism. Solely free and unbiased journalism can meet the problem of the second,” the congress organisers mentioned.

“On the 2022 IPI World Congress, we’re greater than a convention. We’re a motion for journalism. For 2-and-a-half days, we’ll put journalism on the centre of the world, again the place IPI first began in 1950 at Columbia College in New York.”

Quite a few Nigerian prime media executives are attending the convention, together with the Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, who can also be the President of the Nigerian chapter of the IPI.

Chiamaka Okafor is a reporter at Premium Instances in partnership with Report for the World, which matches native newsrooms with proficient rising journalists to report on under-covered points across the globe.