MIAMI, Florida (October 23, 2003) — The Inter American Press Association
(IAPA) today announced its members of the Board of Directors for the period 2003-2006.
One-third of the full 60-member Board is elected each year to serve for the
following three years. On winding up its 59th annual General Assembly in Chicago,
Illinois, October 10-14 the IAPA announced the names of the new directors (listed
as follows), together with those elected to fill existing vacancies on the Board.
IAPA Board of Directors 2003 - 2006
Larry Allison
The Press-Telegram
Long Beach, California
Fabricio Altamirano
El Diario de Hoy
San Salvador, El Salvador
Guadalupe M. de Acquaviva
El Comercio
Quito, Ecuador
Jorge Canahuati
La Prensa
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Bill E. Casey
DowJones & Co.
New York, New York
Humberto Castelló
El Nuevo Herald
Miami, Florida
Jaime Chamorro
La Prensa
Managua, Nicaragua
José Roberto Dutriz
La Prensa Gráfica
San Salvador, El Salvador
Francisco N. Fascetto
Diario Popular
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tom Fiedler
The Miami Herald
Miami, Florida
Armando González Rodicio
La Nación
San José, Costa Rica
Alberto lbargüen
The Miami Herald
Miami, Florida
Gonzalo Leaño
Ocho Columnas
Guadalajara, México
J. Gerardo López
La Opinión
Los Angeles, California
Andrés Mata Osorio
El Universal
Caracas, Venezuela
Gustavo Mohme
La República
Lima, Perú
Carlos Salinas
El Diario de Coahuila
Saltillo, México
Enrique Santos Calderón
El Tiempo
Bogotá, Colombia
Paul K. Scripps
E. W. Scripps Company
San Diego, California
José Rubén Zamora
elPeriódico
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Replacements 2001 - 2004
Maria Ofelia Cerro Moral
La Industria de Trujillo y Chiclayo
Lima, Perú
Peter G. White
Hollinger. Inc.
Toronto, Canadá
Under the IAPA bylaws, the Board of Directors assumes office immediately and
holds a regular meeting during the annual General Assembly. The Board has the
power to make rules and regulations for conducting the business and affairs
of the Association.
The IAPA is a not-for-profit organization among whose objectives are the defense
of freedom of expression and of the press in the Americas. It has more than
1, 300 members representing newspapers and magazines throughout the Western
Hemisphere. Its headquarters are located in the Jules Dubois Building, 1801
SW, 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33129. For further information about the IAPA,
visit the Web site www.sipiapa.org
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