What is Freedom of the Press?
The Cornerstone of the IAPA is the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information, which continuously monitors all violations of press freedom in the Western Hemisphere and reviews these violations in its semiannual reports. The committee works as follows:
Each country has a regional vice president who reports to the committee on the issues and developments affecting press freedom in that country.
Reports are reviewed and discussed twice each year: at the Midyear Meeting in the spring and at the General Assembly in October. The committee presents its conclusions and recommendations to the Board of Directors.
The press freedom reports and resolutions are widely distributed among governments, intergovernmental bodies and civil society organizations throughout the Americas and the world, with the help of the Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations.
Responses to a threat or violation of press freedom may vary from issuing a simple resolution stating that our organization is aware of a potential threat, to sending a special mission so that our members can investigate further or raise the issue directly with those responsible for the problem.
Leadership
Chairmen |
Gustavo Mohme La República Lima, Peru |
Vice Chairmen |
David Natera Febres Correo del Caroni Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Roberto Rock Ciudad de México, Mexico |
Max Chauvet Le Nouvelliste Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Rodolfo Dumas La Tribuna Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Jorge Andrés Saieh Copesa Santiago de Chile, Chile |
Paulo de Tarso Nogeira O Estado de Sao Paulo São Paulo, Brazil | David Adams Revista Poder Miami, United States | Miguel Franjul Bucarelly Listín Diario Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Eduardo Quirós Ciudad de Panamá, Panama | Jose Roberto Dutriz La Prensa Gráfica San Salvador, El Salvador | Myriam Márquez The Miami Herald Miami, United States |
Gilberto Urdaneta El Regional del Zulia Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela | Luis Marroquín Siglo Veintiuno Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | María Judith de Brito Folha de S. Paulo São Paulo, Brazil |
Washington Beltran El Pais Montevideo, Uruguay | Margaret Wever Diario Aruba Oranjestad, Aruba | Miguel Franjul Bucarelly Dominican Republic |
Scott Anderson Canwest Publishing Ottawa, Canada | Aldo Zuccolillo Diario ABC Color Asunción, Paraguay | Daniel Dessein La Gaceta Tucumán, Argentina |
Pedro Rivero Jordán El Deber Bolivia | Vivian-Anne Gittens The Nation News Fontabelle, Barbados | José Eustorgio Colmenares La Opinión Cúcuta, Colombia |
David Boddiger The Tico Times San José, Costa Rica | Pedro Zambrano Lapentti El Diario Portoviejo, Ecuador | Javier Salido El Debate Sinaloa, Mexico |
Eduardo Quirós Ciudad de Panamá, Panama | Enrique Alberto Zileri Gibson Caretas Peru | Héctor Peña El Nuevo Día San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Juan Pablo Illanes Empresa El Mercurio S.A.P. Santiago de Chile, Chile | Martin Etchevers Olé Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ulilo Acevedo Silva Hoy Diario del Magdalena Santa Marta, Colombia |
Leonor de Etchevehere El Diario - Paraná Paraná, Argentina | Gustavo Eduardo Ick Diario El Liberal Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Alvaro Caviedes Copesa Santiago de Chile, Chile |
Angel Luis de la Calle Madrid, Spain | William Roberts The Durango Herald Durango, United States | Ed McCullough The Associated Press Miami, United States |
Leon Nuñez Ruiz El Nuevo Diario Managua, Nicaragua | Eduardo Alemán Diario El Carabobeño Valencia, Venezuela | Carlos Besanson Diario del Viajero Argentina |
Bruce B. Brugmann San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco, United States | Carlos Carmona El Impulso Barquisimeto, Venezuela | E. Craig Moody San Francisco, United States |
Miguel Henrique Otero El Nacional Caracas, Venezuela | Julia Rodríguez L. El Pais Montevideo, Uruguay |