What does it take to stand on the front line of the fight for press freedom? What has evolved over the last decades, and what painful realities persist? At a cornerstone moment for global media freedo...
Scott Griffen
Scott Griffen is the executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, publishers, and media executives for press freedom. A respected media freedom advocate and expert, he joined IPI in 2012 and served as the organization’s deputy director from 2018 to 2024. He is the author of numerous reports on press freedom and independent journalism and has led IPI programs and in-country advocacy in dozens of countries on six continents. He holds degrees from Yale University, King’s College London, and Johannes Kepler University Linz.
Events IJF 2025
Digital pioneer and fighter on the press freedom front line, El Salvador’s Carlos Dada is the 2022 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero awardee. As editor-in-chief and co-founder of the pioneering onlin...
Know your rights: fighting the abuse of libel laws. Workshop for Italian and European journalists on avoiding legal trouble for defamation. The abuse of defamation and insult laws remains a significa...
