Membership in the Global Network for a Free Media

The International Press Institute is funded by members, people who share our belief that press freedom is a cornerstone of democracy.

Three types of IPI membership are available:

Full Membership
Open to editors and media executives. Carries voting rights at the Annual General Assembly.
Annual fee: € 600

Associate Membership
Open to media-related institutes, organisations and academics. Carries no voting rights.
Annual fee: € 300

Leading Journalists
Open to heads of media departments, bureau chiefs, correspondents and others. Carries no voting rights.
Annual fee: € 150

Retired members may, upon written application, get a 50% discount. Potential members from developing nations may apply for their membership to be paid under the Press Freedom Fund.

Benefits of being an IPI member:

Worldwide professional contacts
A free copy of the annual "World Press Freedom Review", the leading international survey of the state of press freedom world-wide.
A free copy of the annual "IPI Congress Report"
All research publications provided at no extra charge
Access to the IPI archives and library
Invitations to regular media-related conferences and seminars.
Special hotel rates during all IPI conferences

For more information, contact:

Christiane Klint
Finance, Membership and Administration Manager
Spiegelgasse 2
A-1010 Vienna
Austria
Tel: + 43 1 512 90 11 14
E-mail: cklint@freemedia.at

What people are saying about IPI

This institution allows all of us to immerse ourselves in an endless search to share and to test our professional and ethical values against the every-increasing challenges of journalism.

Vuslat Dogan Sabanci, publisher, Hurriyet IPI World Congress in Istanbul

[IPI raises] awareness for press issues that would otherwise go unnoticed. Taiwan and its journalists want to thank you for your support over the last couple of years.

Albert Tsung-chieh Liu, head, Press Division, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office, Vienna

Violence against journalists is an attack on the freedom of the press and tantamount to an attack on democracy. … I am glad to learn that a global network like the IPI provides support and endeavours to create a conducive situation towards the media persons to carry out their professional duties fearlessly.

Sushma Swaraj, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, India, IPI World Congress in New Dehli