LAUSANNE, July 17, 2022 - From the celebration of sports media excellence in Doha to the preparations for the upcoming elective Congress in Rome (from 2nd to 6th of October, 2022). Many stories can be found in the latest version of the AIPS Magazine, published in such an immersive and decisive moment for the Association, which remains committed to the affairs of sports journalists in such a struggling and complicated time, due to the global pandemic, the war in Ukraine and tension spreading around the world. Issues make the role and values of sports journalism even more crucial than before.
“IT’S ONLY WHEN WE ARE UNITED THAT WE CAN SAVE ALL” AIPS President Gianni Merlo highlighted these profound words his editorial. The boxing ring in which prominent personalities from all over the world - Torsten Tegner from Sweden, Franz Reichel (the first AIPS President) Victor Bion from Belgium, Andrej Sekura from Czechoslovakia and Henry Pozzi from France - founded the International Sports Press Association is the perfect metaphor to represent the intense and decisive fight that sports journalism needs to conduct in troubled times of war and chaos, moments in which sports journalists “must act, defend our freedom, our independence, our human rights which are in danger everywhere”.
AIPS SPORT MEDIA AWARDS WINNERS A stunning open-air ceremony at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, was how AIPS celebrated sports media excellence on 12 July. Finalists gathered from all around the world, having passed through a long and intense evaluation process, to be honoured at a ceremony organised in collaboration with the Qatar Sports Press Committee and broadcast internationally by Al Kass Sports TV Channels, underlining the importance of the event that this year reached its fourth edition.
More than 30 journalists, photographers and videographers became the new reference for sports media excellence. After a prelude to specially recognize the Arab journalists who reached top positions in the AIPS Awards in various categories an emotional moment introduced the ceremony by introducing the story of Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Dunaienko, an AIPS Young Reporter that chose to become a soldier following the Russian invasion of his territory.
After this touching moment, AIPS celebrated winners of the Awards in all its 11 main categories, following other special recognitions to journalists whose works and efforts provided an excellent quality to the Awards. To check all the winners of the fourth edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards click here.
In the meantime, the next edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards has been launched. Find out everything you need to know about it by clicking here.
JOURNALISTS ON THE PODIUM AIPS in collaboration with the Hungarian Sports Journalists Association, on the sidelines of the 19th edition of the FINA World Championships in Budapest, celebrated the "Journalists on the Podium", a unique event that recognises the values of our profession. Born in August 2012 it reached this year its 11th edition, after three years of stopping due to the pandemic situation. On the occasion 14 journalists and photographers, who have covered 10 or more World Championships received special recognition.
FINA President Husain Al-Musallam was present at the event together with Sándor Wladár, the president of the Hungarian Swimming Association and the chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the Budapest 2022 World Championships, Olympic champion Ágnes Kovács and György Szöllösi, president of HSJA.
The ceremony was conducted by Zsuzsa Csisztu, AIPS EC member, in the presence of AIPS President Gianni Merlo, who underlined to his colleagues the importance and the tradition behind this event, in order to to help the new generations of journalists grow in the right direction, in a world populated by the fake news.
To check all the journalists awarded during the "Journalists on the Podium" event in Budapest please click here.
WORLD SPORTS JOURNALISM DAY July 2nd is internationally recognised as World Sports Journalist Day, in which sports journalists celebrate the rights, freedom and integrity of the profession. Also, it is a special day because the foundation of the International Sports Press Association took place on this very day in 1924.
A special occasion in which AIPS and many National Associations marked what sports journalism is trying to accomplish day after day in the face is crises and issues that are putting our profession itself in serious trouble.
UPCOMING AIPS CONGRESS IN ROME This year, the International Sports Press Association is organising its elective congress, which was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and will be hosted by the Italian Sports Press Association (USSI) in Rome, Italy from the 2nd to the 6th of October 2022.
The Carpegna Palace Hotel is ready to welcome all the delegates from around the world. This will be the first in-person gathering of all the national associations since the last Congress which took place in Budapest in February 2020, after which a nightmarish COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world and brought it to a standstill.
Executive Committee members, Honorary members, delegates of national sports press associations and observers have until August 15, 2022, to register their participation by simply clicking on the 84th AIPS Congress banner at the top of the www.aipsmedia.com home page or clicking here.
To check all the candidates for all positions for the upcoming AIPS Congress click here.
Many more stories can be found inside the AIPS Magazine thanks to contributions from our National Associations, Continental Sections, Delegates and Partners.
The latest edition of the AIPS Magazine is available online HERE.
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