The Organizations
The Press and Society Institute of Peru (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1993 by a group of Peru’s most prominent editors and reporters to defend and promote freedom of the press and freedom of expression. Goals of this not-for-profit organization include defending human rights and strengthening the role of the news media in building a democratic society in Peru and in other Andean nations.
One of the most important roles of IPYS is the systematic monitoring of freedom of expression in Peru and, since 1999, throughout the Andean region with correspondents in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile. The organization supports the principles of a free press operating in a democratic society and supports a diversity of ideas among its members.
IPYS prepares and distributes alerts to defend freedom of expression, organizes workshops for the discussion of the role of the press in a democratic society, and promotes openness for the development of journalism without restrictions or pressures. The organization promotes professional development workshops for members of the print and broadcast media while supporting informational transparency and mechanisms that allow people to receive accurate and timely information. IPYS is part of the international board of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) and files freedom of expression alerts on the IFEX international network. It was awarded the International Press Institute’s Free Media Pioneer Award in May 2000.
The Press and Society Institute of Peru (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1993 by a group of Peru’s most prominent editors and reporters to defend and promote freedom of the press and freedom of expression. Goals of this not-for-profit organization include defending human rights and strengthening the role of the news media in building a democratic society in Peru and in other Andean nations.
One of the most important roles of IPYS is the systematic monitoring of freedom of expression in Peru and, since 1999, throughout the Andean region with correspondents in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile. The organization supports the principles of a free press operating in a democratic society and supports a diversity of ideas among its members.
IPYS prepares and distributes alerts to defend freedom of expression, organizes workshops for the discussion of the role of the press in a democratic society, and promotes openness for the development of journalism without restrictions or pressures. The organization promotes professional development workshops for members of the print and broadcast media while supporting informational transparency and mechanisms that allow people to receive accurate and timely information. IPYS is part of the international board of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) and files freedom of expression alerts on the IFEX international network. It was awarded the International Press Institute’s Free Media Pioneer Award in May 2000.