Safety advisory for journalists covering hurricanes and tropical storms
October 29, 2012 1 Comment
By INSI
High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette’s Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast of the United States, threatening millions of people and leading the agenda at many of the world’s major news organisations, the International News Safety Institute is issuing the following safety advisory for journalists and news crews covering the extreme weather situation.
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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