There have been 400+ reported aggressions against the press in the US over 15 days of protests according to @pressfreedom & @uspresstracker. Freelance journalists can acquire/refresh essential safety skills for free with these bursaries. Details + apply: https://bit.ly/2A874ql

COVID-19 creates a whole new set of safety challenges for news organisations & journalists, especially freelancers. Launched today, this new resource helps newsrooms create & adapt safety practices in response - with a focus on freelance commissioning #JournalistSafety

COVID-19 exposes safety as a priority for everyone in the journalism profession. This new safety tool helps editors work responsibly with freelancers in this challenging new environment #FreelanceSafety https://bit.ly/3gUhIll

Thanks @ACOSalliance @ATDLive @ffregister @_glennagordon @jarongilinsky @Storyhunter @TIME for taking the time to speak to me for this article about freelancer safety and the importance of these new #journosafe protocols for #COVID #coronavirus
https://ijnet.org/en/story/safety-protocols-covering-covid-19-aim-protect-freelancers

As the safety protocols note, ensuring the health and safety of a company’s journalists is not only a moral imperative, it also helps protect one of the organization’s most important assets: journalists. https://c1a6a674-8e44-478c-a978-fcc60843c275.usrfiles.com/ugd/c1a6a6_4124138d62dc496baba9442eeeab4da2.pdf