FRONTLINE FREELANCE REGISTER
Frontline Freelance Register (FFR) is open to international freelance journalists who are exposed to risk in their work and who adhere to our Code of Conduct. We aim to provide our members with representation and a sense of community.
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Calling all freelance journalists who are exposed to risk in their work! We would appreciate it if you can give some time to complete our survey: The State of Freelancing in 2019. The results of the survey will help underpin our advocacy work on the safety and welfare of freelance journalists. Thank you for your input!
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The State Of Freelancing in 2019
The aim of the Frontline Freelance Register (FFR) survey is to canvass the views of freelance journalists whose work exposes them to risk. The survey covers various issues from physical safety concerns to employment conditions, from mental health to digital security needs. FFR will use the survey re...Our popular joint project with Rory Peck Trust running safety one to one consultations for freelance journalists are back! And for the first time a trauma specialist will be joining our line up of physical and digital security advisers.
When: 30 April 2019
Where: Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Square, W21QJ and remotely online
Apply by: 16 April (see below)
These individually tailored consultations are aimed at freelancers who are preparing for an assignment, or would like a debriefing after one or who are concerned about their general security. They provide an opportunity to receive direct access to expert knowledge, advice and guidance that will help them manage their preparations and improve their safety skills. Security advisers from organisations including CNN, 1st Option Safety, Buzzfeed, HP Risk Management will be available to provide guidance on safety issues, risk assessment, assignment planning and digital security.
A journalism and trauma expert from the Dart Centre Europe will also be available to give guidance on interviewing contributors, self-care, and planning for potentially traumatic assignments.
Individual surgeries will be available throughout the day in 45 minute slots. Online consultations via a secure platform will be available for those living outside of the UK or unable to travel to London.
To book your safety surgery, please complete the following form by 16 APRIL docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc58RnA01I_OBCp5n3gx_1uD312q0vN11W5qJLb1T5uOQxfcQ/viewform?usp=s...
For those of you who cannot be with us tonight at our event supporting the launch of our sister organisation Frontline Freelance Mexico, you can watch on livestream! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4qJ1IM-K-M
FFR: Supporting Local Freelancers
The Frontline Freelance Register invites you to the Club for a discussion on the challenges of working as a local freelance journalist with their Mexico chap...You are in for a different kind of "bang bang" at The Frontline Club this Valentine's Day! Join us for a special screening of Love Hotel by FFR member and award winning freelance filmmaker Phil Cox. More details on the evening's festivities and how to book your tickets are below.
www.frontlineclub.com/love-hotel-a-sensual-screening-and-valentines-quiz/
LOVE HOTEL: A Special Hot Screening and Valentine’s Quiz!
Join us on Valentine's day for an enticing and romantic take on modern Japan through the prism of sex, love and escapism.Dont miss FFR board member Louie Palu and registrant Holly Pickett talk, 'The Everywhere Frontline: Photojournalism & Safety," at the 2019 Northern Short Course, being held March 7-9 in Iselin, NJ. Louie and Holly will discuss safety strategies, awareness and planning for assignments - from covering domestic protests to conflict zones on foreign assignments #photojournalism #safety #nsc2019Don't miss Louie Palu & Holly Pickett's talk, 'The Everywhere Frontline: Photojournalism & Safety," at the 2019 Northern Short Course, being held March 7-9 in Iselin, NJ.
According to a just-released report by Reporters sans frontières / Reporters Without Borders / RSF, Afghanistan was the world’s deadliest country for journalists in 2018, with 15 killed. Syria followed, with 11 murdered, and Mexico had nine journalists killed in 2018. The fatal shooting of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland in June moved the United States into the ranks of the deadliest countries.
Physical assault, violent rhetoric and online attacks are becoming alarmingly common. This lecture will detail safety strategies, awareness and planning for all your assignments, from domestic protests and covering crime to conflict zones on foreign assignments.
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