Frontline Freelance Register

2 months ago

This week, UNESCO launched a new #pressfreedom report:
"Intensified Attacks, New Defences: Developments in the Fight to Protect Journalists and End Impunity"

The report assesses trends in safety of journalists around the world over five years (2014-2018):
- It flags an 18% increase in the killing of journalists compared to the previous five-year period (495 killings compared to 418 from 2009 through 2013).
- It shows that 88% of killings recorded since 2006 remain unpunished.

The study also examines the evolution of threats against the profession, notably online attacks and harassment, which disproportionally affects women journalists, undermining freedom of expression. Nevertheless, the report also highlights a growing commitment to protect the media through the establishment or strengthening of mechanisms to monitor, prevent and prosecute attacks on journalists and protect those facing threats. Coalitions seeking to improve the safety of journalists are forming worldwide with the participation of governments, academia, civil society organizations, regional and intergovernmental bodies.

unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000371487 ...

Frontline Freelance Register

4 months ago

"Too often now, with big news organisations having left the field, it is freelancers who report from the frontlines. Yet, should they die, there is less of a media storm about their deaths than is usually the case for staffers. Less media noise means less pressure on the relevant authorities to act. Consequently, there are too few proper investigations into journalists killed in the line of duty. It is becoming clear that over the past few years, there has been a growing acceptance that reporters and photographers, whether staff or freelancers, can be killed with impunity when covering conflicts. Allen’s case is therefore emblematic of the current situation." - Roy Greenslade in The Guardian on FFR Member #ChristopherAllen, whose "death should not be invisible. To let it pass without a rigorous investigation is to sanction the impunity of the killing of journalists."

www.theguardian.com/media/2019/sep/29/why-death-of-war-reporter-christopher-allen-must-be-made-vi... #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime ...

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5 months ago

Organised by the IWM Institute in close partnership with Historic England with support from the UK Blue Shield, the Culture Under Attack Symposium will unpick the complexities behind the targeting and destruction of culture around the world.

Tickets: £30 full price, FFR members receive £20 concessions
Including lunch and refreshments

Image: © Hassan Blal / Alamy Stock Photo ...

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Frontline Freelance Register

5 months ago

We are coming to New York next month to attend the Photoville festival and run safety clinics with Rory Peck Trust, produced in collaboration with United Photo Industries.

Book an appointment NOW with a security expert to receive tailored individual advice to all your safety concerns, whether its risk or trauma management, physical or digital security. ...

Frontline Freelance Register

5 months ago

Freelance journalists in New York! We are running safety advisory clinics at Photoville with Rory Peck Trust on 21 September.

This is your opportunity to receive tailored, one to one advice on physical, digital and trauma safety from lead experts from the New York Times, NBC News, Reuters, Vice and the Dart Center among others.

Secure your place early and apply by this weekend for your session!

For more information and to apply for your place, follow the link here: photoville.nyc/freelance-safety-clinics/ ...