Safety in hostile environments #ipiwoco

Session by Hannah Storm. Updating notes here.

Director if International News Safety Institute. Former foreign corr.

Focus entire priority on journalism safety for clients such as AlJazeera and Guardian.

Provide advice for journalists on the ground, training and research.

Seen an increase in attacks on journalists in recent months.

Before you go:
Who is responsible?
Always a have a plan.

Be as self-sufficient as possible.

Research
– location
– language
– culture
– customs
– contacts eg. Networks and unions

Grab bag
A lot of kit!

‘You sleep next to it, you take it as hand luggage’

Crisis Management
– all newsrooms should have a plan in place
– worst-case scenario
– different teams to report and manage crisis
– contact details of org that can help.

Trauma
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
http://www.dartcenter.org