Israeli Press and Media Institute

The Israeli Press and Media Institute (המכון הישראלי לעיתונות ולתקשורת) is an Israeli organization dedicated to protecting the freedom of the press, restoring public trust in the media in Israel, and educating media literacy. It focuses on educating youth and young people and on raising awareness of the need for a free press and critical consumption of media. The Institute awards an annual prize for excellence in journalistic work and holds an annual conference where the prize is awarded and issues relating to journalism and media in Israel are discussed. Retired Supreme Court justice Dalia Dorner serves as the Institute's president, and Adar Zeevi is its director general.

The Israeli Press and Media Institute operates to strengthen freedom of the press and restore public trust in the media in Israel, focusing on educating youth and young people and raising awareness of the need for a free press and critical consumption of media. It was inaugurated in Jerusalem in February 2021, in the presence of the President of Israel, Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin. The Institute works to promote freedom of the press and remove governmental threats to it, to increase public trust in the press, and to develop media literacy among the public, especially among young people, in cooperation with other bodies and institutions to promote media and information literacy education in Israel. To encourage journalistic excellence, the Institute annually grants a large monetary prize to journalists for publishing investigations and for professional excellence, and holds an annual conference where the prize is awarded and issues relating to journalism and media in Israel are discussed.

Dedicated to strengthening freedom of the press and restoring public trust in the media in Israel, with a focus on educating youth and young people.

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