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- March - April 1989 (Creation)
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Records relating to the International Press Institute (IPI) conference at the London School of Economics (LSE) to discuss the state of the press and broadcasting freedom in the United Kingdom, held at the London School of Economics on 21 April 1989, March - April, 1989.
Includes correspondence with IPI members, attendees and speakers concerning arrangements for the conference; press releases announcing the conference; guests lists; registration slips and lists of speakers and attendees.
Correspondents include: Lord Hailsham (politician); Max Hastings (editor, Daily Telegraph); Andrew Neil (editor, Sunday Times); Stewart Purvis (ITN); David MacCormick (Newsnight); Dr Albert Scharf (president, European Broadcasting Union); David Owen (MP) and John Tusa (BBC) and Donald Trelford (editor, The Observer).
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)
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- International Press Institute (1950-); press organisation (Subject)
- Preston; Peter John (1938-2018); journalist and editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Hogg; Quintin McGarel (1907-2001); Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone; politician and lawyer (Subject)
- Hastings; Sir; Max Macdonald (1945-); writer, broadcaster and editor of the Daily Telegraph (Subject)
- Neil; Andrew Ferguson (1949-); newspaper editor and broadcast presenter (Subject)
- Purvis; Stuart; former Chief of ITN (Subject)
- Daily Telegraph (1855-); newspaper (Subject)
- Sunday Times (1822-); newspaper (Subject)
- Owen; David Anthony Llewellyn (1938-); Baron Owen; statesman (Subject)
- Tusa; Sir; John (1936-); journalist (Subject)
- Trelford; Donald Gilchrist (1937-2023); journalist, broadcaster, and editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Scharf; Albert (1934-); media manager (Subject)
- The Observer (1791-); Sunday newspaper (Subject)