International Press Institute World Congress holds May in Vienna

The 2023 International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress and Media Innovation Festival will gather leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world in Vienna from May 25 to 26, 2023, to explore the rapidly evolving global and technological landscape for independent journalism.

Penpushing reports that the world congress under the theme “New frontiers: Press freedom and media innovation in the age of AI”, will focused on securing the future of news media, building on the solid footing of the past.

The congress in same vein will take a deep dive into emerging challenges for press freedom and independent journalism, including a special lens on the impact of AI and other new technologies, all in a global context of rising authoritarianism and pervasive disinformation.

Penpushing further reports from digital censorship to surveillance to media capture, and to staying safe on the frontlines covering war and protests, participants will share experiences, ideas, and solutions, an exchange that is at the core of what the International Press Institute (IPI) global network is about.

The inaugural Media Innovation Festival is the new flagship of International Press Institute (IPI’s) innovation programme, while participants will think of it as “delta” – a symbol of the radical changes in journalism.

Penpushing also reports that at the Media Innovation Festival, the conference will explore how journalists are using new approaches and tools, including the power of AI, to support innovation in journalism.

This will be an annual event bringing together media innovators, founders, editors, and big thinkers, reflecting International Press Institute(IPI’s) conviction that the best way to get ahead of the rate of change in media transition is by collaborating to drive and share new ideas and experiences.

Penpushing reports that the Media Innovation Festival is made possible in part by support from the European Union, while the Congress and Innovation Festival will wrap up on the evening of Friday, May 26 with an award ceremony honouring the 2023 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer at Vienna’s stunning city hall.

The award ceremony will kick off a night of celebrating journalism at the Vienna press freedom ball, which congress participants will have the rare opportunity to attend, and hosted by the oldest press club in the world, PresseClub Concordia, the press freedom ball is one of the highlights of Vienna’s ball season.

Penpushing further reports that over the course of two days in Vienna’s Museums Quarter – where the city’s old meets the new – these two strands will run in parallel to form one big event mapping out the new frontiers for journalism at a time of intense global upheaval and technological change.

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