Germán E. Ornés (1978-1979) El Caribe, Santo Domingo, Rep. Dominicana Dominican journalist, champion of press freedom in the Americas. Director-Editor of El Caribe, of Santo Domingo. Exiled in Puerto Rico when persecuted by the dictatorship of Trujillo. Shortly before his death, after enduring a long illness, he had been appointed by the IAPA as Honorary Life President of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information.
Midyear Meeting in Antigua, Guatemala Host Committee Chairman Rolando Archilla, Publinews, Guatemala City, and Margarita de Klanderud, in charge of the event's logistics, will in their invitation present videos of Antigua and Guatemala.
Rafael Molina (2006-2007) El Día, Santo Domingo, Rep.Dominicana Former President of Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his editorial notes. Graduatee in Journalism, Northwestern University, and Doctor of Law, Yale University. Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was Director of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Author of reference in journalism with "Valores Periodisticos" and Qué está pasando con la noticia? He died in 2016.
Carlos Jornet, President of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information, April 25, 2023 Midyear Meeting 2023April, 25-27
Obstacles to the practice of journalism, sustainability and independence of the media are the main concerns, emphasizes Carlos Jornet Assessment of the complex situation of press freedom in the Americas.
