Media Safety News and Views
March 7, 2013 Leave a comment
By Hannah Storm
Photo: CBS correspondent Lara Logan is pictured in Cairo’s Tahrir Square moments before she was assaulted. Logan wrote the foreword to ‘No Woman’s Land’. (CBS News)
This Friday marks International Women’s Day and a year since the International News Safety Institute launched the first book dedicated to the safety of women journalists.
December 5, 2012 1 Comment
By Helena Williams
Peter Ter Horst moderates the ‘No Woman’s Land’ panel debate in The Hague with Katya Alder (BBC) and Minka Nijhuis (Trouw, Vrij Nederland, Radio 1) (Photo: INSI)
The International News Safety Institute’s ground-breaking publication, ‘No Woman’s Land – On the Frontlines with Female Reporters’, was presented to the mayor of The Hague this week, marking the launch of the book in the Netherlands.
INSI’s Director Hannah Storm gave the copy to Jozais van Aartsen at the third international launch of the book, which details the experiences of 40 women journalists in conflict zones.
July 30, 2012 1 Comment
By Hannah Storm
Women journalists have reported being harassed and assaulted in Tahrir Square, Cairo (Flickr/Ramy Raoof)
The International News Safety Institute has held its first safety training for women journalists in Cairo. Sponsored by theNorwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the unique two day training course was specifically designed and delivered for female journalists by female security trainers.
In recent months, the Egyptian capital has become an increasingly difficult working environment for female journalists and reports of sexual harassment and assault have highlighted the dangers they face on a daily basis.
