safety of journalists
Managing mental health – How journalists can deal with trauma
Covering conflict is often part of the job for journalists, but dealing with the aftermath – one's own emotional response – can be a challenge. Journalists must practice self-care in order to maintain their mental health while editors can provide resources and support to help them deal with trauma.
The Backstory podcast
newspapers and democracy
Andrew Heslop
The Backstory Podcast S2/E2: Talking About Trauma. Valuing Mental Health as Much as Physical Safety
Many journalists see and even experience some kind of trauma, whether they're covering a conflict zone, protests or violent crime, and they can experience anxiety, depression or even PTSD. One of the best ways of coping is to talk about the experiences and the feelings they evoke, but few people do - journalists or their editors. Trauma is considered part of the job; but ignoring it only makes it worse. In this episode we look at moral injury, the kind of trauma journalists can experience, and the symptoms they might exhibit. And how to value their mental health as much their as physical safety.
UN Report - World's Press Demands Justice for Jamal Khashoggi
In a damning report released Wednesday, 19 June, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing, Agnes Callamard, concluded there was credible evidence of individual liability amongst high-level Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Finding the balance – when is reporting from a danger zone worth it?
The world is a more dangerous place for journalists than ever before. And as the appetite for stories that accurately represent situations on the ground persists, journalists continue to take risks in order to get a story. But how do journalists balance the importance of seeking the truth – wherever that might take them – with ensuring their personal safety? And how can editors support them?
The Backstory – Managing safety: What editors can do to keep journalists safe
SEASON 2 NOW ON AIR! In our first season The Backstory explored a wide range of issues from our global network, and we're now back for Season 2 which examines in-depth the many facets of the conversation around Safety of Journalists.
management of safety
Bali Safety Training Helps Journalists Battle the Elements
Indonesia is a place of great beauty, but its location on the Ring of Fire makes it especially prone to natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. In addition, the string of islands also faces conflict due to its wealth of ethnic and religious diversity. In early April, over a dozen journalists gathered for a training in Bali to discuss comprehensive strategies for safe reporting.
Media Freedom Committees
On World Press Freedom Day, nothing fake about rising dangers
"On World Press Freedom Day, as more than 250 journalists around the world languish in jails in places such as Turkey, China, and Egypt and hundreds of others risk their lives daily to bring truth to their readers, it's important to stand up and call this what it is: naked and unabashed greed at the expense of justice."
Axel Springer Academy launches "mission: truth" journalism project on Instagram
"Journalists search for the truth, keep a watchful eye on the powerful, uncover scandals. But journalism is now being attacked more aggressively than ever before. Reporters are being called 'enemies of the people', they are being imprisoned or even killed. At the same time, fewer and fewer young people are interested in professional journalism."
Michael Spinner-Just
Maryland Newspaper Shooting Shatters Mystique of Newsroom Sanctuary
For journalists, newsrooms have always been somewhat of a sanctuary. The bustling, deadline environment; voices raised across the cubicles or hushed in corner groupings of gossip or story deliberation. The busier the newsroom the greater the sense of calm and belonging journalists feel there. And while no longer smoky, and in some cases without police squawk boxes or photo desks, just the feeling one gets when encountering rows of journalists hard at work on today or tomorrow's news invokes a secure feeling of being at the center of something.
newsroom safety
violence against journalists
The Backstory S1E2: Show me the money - Censorship + financial independence
How do you run an independent media organisation in a country where the government imposes censorship rules? How do you support a successful media company without folding to pressure from your funders or your sponsors?