INSI teams up with Free Press for webinars on reporting upcoming US Conventions
August 15, 2012 2 Comments
Nearly 90 people have been arrested while trying to report on protests in the United States (Flickr / Jessica Lehrman)
Reporting at the Conventions: safety, security and rights for reporters and citizen journalists covering the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention
Dates:
Thurs., Aug. 16, at 6 pm CDT
Thurs., Aug. 23, at 7 pm CDT
Free Press, the International News Safety Institute and Harvard University’s Digital Media Law Project are hosting two Web events on reporting in conflict areas. The Webinars will have a special emphasis on reporting at the upcoming Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention, both of which are expected to draw large numbers of protesters.
Covering the black bloc
June 8, 2012 1 Comment
Proper risk assessment requires understanding why some protesters attack journalists
By Natasha Lennard
The Occupy Wall Street protests are challenging for reporters to cover safely (Flickr/Sunset Parkerpix)
Since Occupy Wall Street’s inception in New York last September and consequent spread throughout the U.S., hundreds of journalists found themselves covering tense street protests, often for the first time. Within weeks reporters -credentialed, staff, independent and citizen journalists alike – found they were not immune to arrest or harassment from police.
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