Dear friend and colleague,

I would like to invite you to join us at our next event, the Midyear Meeting in Cádiz, from April 20-23.

This will be a special occasion as we celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the drafting of the Spanish Constitution, which changed the model of providing information by eliminating censorship and paved the way for the journalism of today.

But we are also meeting to discuss what needs to be done in the hemisphere. In Ecuador, President Rafael Correa has begun a systematic persecution of the press; in Venezuela, after silencing the RCTV television network and imposing silence on other media critical of its policies, President Hugo Chávez incarcerates opposition journalists; in Argentina, President Cristina Fernández, with absolute control over Congress, has declared the production of newsprint of “public interest;” while in Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega is punishing journalists who expose government corruption.

Although these are difficult times, our Host Committee, the Press Association of Cádiz, will provide support, but with austerity.

Please review the information we have sent you. Note the names of the prominent figures that have been invited and the level of excellence of the panel discussions and seminars being prepared.

The IAPA needs your voice. Come, give us your support in Cádiz and be present at a meeting that I assure you will be historic. Register right away!

I look forward to greeting you there.

Best regards,



Milton Coleman
President