International Federation of Journalists
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| Full name |
(English) International Federation of Journalists (French) Fédération internationale des journalistes (Spanish) Federación Internacional de Periodistas |
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| Founded | 1926 |
| Members | 600,000 in 139 countries (2016) |
| Affiliation | Global union federation |
| Key people |
Anthony Bellanger, general secretary |
| Office location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Country | International |
| Website | www.ifj.org |
Anthony Bellanger, general secretary
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is a global union federation of journalists' trade unions—the largest in the world. The organization aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists. It is also dedicated to working for solidarity, social justice, labor rights, globalization, democracy, human rights, and fighting poverty and corruption.
First founded in Paris in 1926, the federation was relaunched twice in 1946 and in 1952. Today, the IFJ represents around 600,000 members in more than 100 countries. The main office is located in Brussels, Belgium. Its official languages are English, French, and Spanish
The IFJ states that "The IFJ is the organisation that speaks for journalists within /.../ the international trade union movement." But it claims that they do "not subscribe to any given political viewpoint".
Full membership is open to journalists' trade unions only. Other national organisations of journalists that are devoted to media freedom may be admitted as associate members. The IFJ has regional groups, such as the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which organizes the Labour Rights Expert Group (LAREG) and the Authors' Rights Experts Group (AREG), the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), and the Federation of Latin American Journalists (FEPALC). It has regional offices in Africa, the Asia-Pacific Region, and Latin America.
The IFJ is a founding member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a global network of non-governmental organisations that monitors press freedom and free expression violations worldwide, and defends journalists, writers, Internet users, and others who are persecuted for exercising their right to freedom of expression. The IFJ was also a founder in 2003 of the media safety coalition the International News Safety Institute.
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