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IPS North America

IPS North America (IPS/Inter Press Service North America Inc.) was established in July 1997 as a not–for–profit Section 501(c)3 corporation in the State of New York. The organisation enhances the free flow and dissemination of information between developing nations and the North American media, non–governmental organisations, policy–makers at the United Nations, educational institutions and other organisations involved in social, economic, and educational issues affecting primarily developing countries.

IPS North America was set up by the IPS International Association and is a founding member of the IPS International News Agency –– along with the IPS Columnist Service and regional entities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe.

As part of what is known as "development journalism", IPS North America aims to help correct the imbalance of mainstream media news by providing contextualised content that focuses less on specific news events and more on processes, institutions and trends that make those events understandable to readers.

A sample of IPS North America projects and publications is available here. Additional information about the activities of IPS North America is also available on their website.

IPS North America Team of Reporters.

For further enquiries:
IPS – Inter Press Service North America, Inc.
United Nations Secretariat, Rm S–485
New York, NY 10017
USA

Thalif Deen, U.N. Bureau Chief & Regional Director
Tel.: 1–212–963–6156
Fax: 1–212–888–6099
tdeen[at]ips.org
ipsun[at]aol.com
www.ipsnorthamerica.net

U.N.-Based Correspondents:

Mithre J. Sandrasagra, Editor at Large
mithre[at]ips.org

Haider Rizvi
haiderrizvi[at]gmail.com

Washington, D.C.-Based Correspondents

Jim Lobe, Bureau Chief
jlobe[at]starpower.net

Emad Mekay, Global Trade and Finance Correspondent
emekay[at]ipsnews.net

Stephen Leahy
writersteve[at]gmail.com

Gareth Porter
Porter.gareth50[at]gmail.com

Bill Berkowitz, Foreign Policy Correspondent
WKBbronx[at]aol.com

Aaron Glantz, Foreign Policy Correspondent
aaronfglantz[at]yahoo.com

Am Johal
am_johal[at]yahoo.ca

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IPS Nothamerica

IPS North America has a growing network of journalists all over North America and the Caribbean as well as the United Nations and Washington, D.C. IPS covers the region from: Anchorage, Berkeley, Boston, Bridgetown, Kingston, New York, Ottawa, Miami, Montego Bay, Montreal, Port–Au–Prince, Port-of Spain, Queenstown, San Juan, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C.

Katherine Stapp , IPS North America's Regional Editor, coordinates the journalist network from New York.

Institutional donors

IPS relies on grants and project financing for a broad range of activities. If you are an institutional donor and you wish to learn more about supporting IPS, please visit the our financing and our projects pages.

Friends of IPS

Friends of IPS is a special group of supporters who share IPS' vision and wish to be actively involved in promoting the mission IPS has been pursuing for more than 40 years. If you wish to know more about joining the Friends of IPS club, please contact the IPS headquarters.