The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the PressEnd Prosecution of Publisher Assange
WIFP calls on the Biden Administration and the Department of Justice to end the prosecution of publisher Julian Assange and to support freedom of the press. The Assange Defense released the following press release: Bombshell investigation reveals CIA… Read More
Pages Are Turning
By Nora Massignotti-Cortese Nora Massignotti-Cortese is a Chilean American writer, editor and translator with over twenty years experience on newspapers and magazines, with public relations, marketing and advertising agencies. She is a long-time Associate of WIFP. Reviewing my… Read More
Media Ownership and Democracy
Six media conglomerates control 90% of what we read, watch, or listen to. These corporate media all have the same interests as the 1% and it is reflected in their news coverage. Much of the other 10% of… Read More
Freedom of the Press Requires Support of Whistleblowers
We do not have freedom of the press in this country if those who expose what our government is doing are prosecuted. We need the information that Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and others have made public… Read More
2020 Women and Media Award
On November 8th the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press presented six outstanding media women each with the annual 2020 Women and Media Award: Anya Parampil, Alina Duarte, Esther Iverem, Medea Benjamin, Dr. Margaret Flowers, and Eleanor… Read More
Dr. Donna Allen’s Life Work
Donna Allen, born August 19, 1920, would be 100 years old if she had lived this long. Donna, who founded the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press in 1972, had a remarkable ability to analyze issues, to… Read More
Say Her Name
Black women have experienced violence to a heartbreaking degree since they were brought to these shores. Police, in particular, continue to get away with violence and outright murder to this day. Much of the time the coverage of… Read More
Progressive Media
Progressive Media: News & Perspectives Rarely Found in Corporate Media Just five corporate conglomerates control over 90% of the media in the United States. They control the narratives in print, radio, publishing, film, and all forms of media…. Read More
WIFP Denounces Repression in Bolivia
We, the undersigned US organizations condemn the civic-military coup in Bolivia and the brutal repression unleashed by the police and military authorized by the self-proclaimed anti-Indigenous “President” of Bolivia, Senator Jeanine Áñez. The regime has burned the Wiphala,… Read More
2019 Activist Salon
Artist and performer Luci Murphy received WIFP’s Women and Media Award at the 2019 Activist Salon on July 17th. Luci Murphy is a preeminent advocate for utilizing culture to advance social and political justice, weaving people together across… Read More
