Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Jan 02, 2024

2024: Together for peace and for press freedom as we enter our Centennial year

Now, at the beginning of the AIPS Centennial, we need to have new ideas

Dear Colleagues, we are at the end of 2023. It was a year full of violence and fury, unfortunately, as the world gets crazy with wars. The conflict in Ukraine, the war in Gaza, thousands and thousands of people have lost their lives; kids, women, everybody. I believe that now…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Jan 05, 2021

AIPS Sport Media Awards: 377 submissions from 34 African countries celebrate an eager continent

The third edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards amassed a record of 1871 submissions (in 34 different languages) coming from 129 different countries

International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (https://www.AIPSmedia.com) received 377 submissions from Africa for the third edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, as the continent increased its participation by almost 20 per cent with 34 countries represented. Africa broadens its participation presenting new countries - Burkina Faso, Namibia, Sierra Leone and South Sudan - to…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Sep 18, 2020

International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Conference “Racism and Discrimination in Sport”: First Speakers Announcement

The two-day conference will cover different areas starting from some historical anecdotes of racial discrimination in sport

AIPS (https://www.AIPSmedia.com) is delighted to present its new digital initiative. From September 28th to 29th, the International Sports Press Association will be holding the conference entitled “Racism and Discrimination in Sport”, with the purpose of discussing the most pressing topics related to discrimination within the sporting framework. The two-day conference will cover…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Apr 16, 2020

International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Sport Media Awards 2020 edition launched today - Submissions now open!

The Awards are a true festival for the best sport storytellers across all media platforms, from photography to video, from print to digital, from podcasts to sports blogs

In a moment of extreme uncertainty for the world, good journalism does not stop. And neither do the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSmedia.com) Sport Media Awards! From today, submissions for the third edition are officially open for all categories. The Awards are a true festival for the best sport…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Mar 30, 2020

With the world in lockdown, International Sports Press Association (AIPS) embraces a new digital era for Young Reporters graduates

In times of pandemic, the Young Reporters eCollege is a way to continue the renowned Young Reporters Programmes, offering chances, tools and answers to the next generation

AIPS (www.AIPSMedia.com) has set a new era by launching the Young Reporters eCollege, an innovative distance learning programme, with a first online session to discuss the future of Tokyo 2020 and how sports journalism can and must stay relevant. In times of pandemic, the Young Reporters eCollege is a way…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Feb 05, 2020

Governor Nyesom Wike: “Real Madrid Academy Port Harcourt is a legacy for Rivers State”

Governor Wike announced to this latest Congress in Budapest that the Academy has now been completed and commissioned in September 2019

During the opening day of the 83rd AIPS Congress at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary, the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria, His Excellency Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took the stage to share his vision for a project he holds dear - the Real Madrid Academy based in his capital, Port…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | Jul 14, 2019

International Sports Press Association (AIPS) honours veteran Africa Cup of Nations journalists in Egypt

Egypt’s Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi presented the certificates of achievement to the recipients

The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSMedia.com), in collaboration with AIPS Africa and the Egyptian Sports Press Association, on Saturday celebrated journalists who have covered 10 or more Africa Cup of Nations in an emotional and colourful ceremony held at the heart of Egyptian sports, the national Olympic Center in…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | May 08, 2018

Video News Release: The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) and APO Group join forces to promote African rugby

More than 150 National Sports Journalist Associations - including 42 from African countries - are affiliated to AIPS

The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSmedia.com) and APO Group (www.APO-opa.org) the leading media relations’ consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, today announced a partnership agreement aimed at enhancing the visibility of African rugby on a global scale. Free Broadcast quality B-Roll footage are…

Source: International Sports Press Association (AIPS) | May 05, 2018

FIFA's Massimo Busacca and Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to headline AIPS Congress in Brussels

The 81th AIPS Congress (www.AIPSmedia.com), set to be held in the Belgian capital next week (May 7-10), will welcome Massimo Busacca, Director FIFA Refereeing, and Johannes Holzmüller, FIFA Head of Football Technology Innovation Department, to foster a deeper understanding of the video assistant referee (VAR) among sports journalists. The new…