Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/safety/page/2/)
Journalists are playing a critical role informing the public about the virus. Understanding it — and the measures governments are putting in place to control reporting of the pandemic — are vital if journalists are going to report safely.
Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma: Covering Coronavirus: Resources for Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists: Covering the Coronavirus Safely
For more tips and tools on reporting the coronavirus pandemic, check out GIJN’s Resource Center.First Draft News: Journalism and Vicarious Trauma
GIJN: How Journalists Can Deal with Trauma While Reporting on COVID-19
IJNET: Mental Health Tips and Resources for Journalists
INN: Tips for Managing Coronavirus Reporting Risks
National Association of Science Writers: Discussion group for support, questions and resources for reporters covering COVID-19. Society of Environmental Journalists: Coronavirus Reminds Journalists To Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
Resources Mentioned During the Webinar
Bellingcat: Open Source Investigative Reporting
Facebook Group: Journalism and Trauma
GIJN: Email Group for Women Investigative Journalists
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Open Contracting Partnership
Rory Peck Trust
Vanity Fair: “Colombia’s Amazing Race to Build a $1,000 Ventilator”
Thompson Foundation online course: Handling Content in a Pandemic: Safety
In September, the Danish national newspaper Berlingske, in partnership with the OCCRP and other international media partners, exposed a complex money laundering scheme led by Azerbaijan’s elite. The stories revealed that, between 2012 and 2014, $2.9 billion connected to the country was siphoned through European companies and banks. Here’s how they got the story.
Any journalist who has been trolled, harassed, or otherwise attacked online knows how frightening the experience can be, and how isolated one can feel as a result. But newsrooms around the world are increasingly waking up to the fact that their staff need dedicated support to deal with the growing online abuse. Megan Clement rounded up tips from experts for GIJN.
While exiled reporters may now be practicing journalism from a place of relative safety, repressive governments can still interfere with their ability to report stories, reach audiences, and make a living. Charlotte Alfred spoke to exiled reporters for GIJN.
সাইক্লোন বা ঘূর্ণিঝড়ের সময় সবাই যখন নিরাপদ আশ্রয় খোঁজেন, তখন সাংবাদিকরা ছোটেন সেই দুর্যোগ কাভার করার জন্য। এটাই নিয়ম। ঝড়ের খবর সবাইকে পৌঁছে দিতে এই পেশাগত ঝুঁকি তাঁরা সবসময়ই নিয়ে থাকেন। কিন্তু এমন সংবাদ সংগ্রহ করতে যাওয়ার আগে সাংবাদিকদেরও কিছু প্রস্তুতি নেয়া প্রয়োজন, নিজের নিরাপত্তার খাতিরে।
Journalists face some unique problems keeping their data and communications secure in the digital environment. This tends to be especially true when doing investigations, working in war zones or traveling in unfamiliar terrain. If these are concerns for you, The Journalist Survival Guide has your back — or, more precisely, offers insights and expertise on how you can protect yourself, your sources, your data and digital equipment. Good stuff to know about because it can get dangerous out there.
Journalists in Brazil are coming under attack more than ever, both on and offline, says Leandro Demori, executive editor of investigative site The Intercept Brasil. This is happening in a context of increasing political polarization in the country.
There is a war on journalism around the world, and those attacking us are literally getting away with murder. Over the past decade more than 700 journalists have been killed — and less than one in ten of those cases have been solved. On average, a journalist is killed every five days while practicing his or her profession. Join your colleagues this November 2 for International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. There will be events around the world spearheaded by UNESCO, the UN agency with a mandate to defend freedom of expression and press freedom.
For eight years India has been a fixture on the Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are slain and their killers go free. Perpetrators are seldom arrested and CPJ has not recorded a single conviction upheld in any of the cases of journalists murdered in India in direct relation to their work.