Studies have shown that up to 20 percent of war correspondents suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.
Read moreIt has been a busy month for INSI with a major new partnership announced and a series of well attended workshops held in Europe and the UK.
Read moreIf I told you that reporting from Syria and Iraq is dangerous, I’d probably be telling you something you already know.
Read moreMy story begins at the end of 2012 after the revolution that brought down Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Read moreThis month has reminded us that journalists are not just at risk in the conflict zones of the world. INSI has recorded the deaths in October of news media colleagues in Cambodia, Myanmar, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay as well as in Pakistan, along the Turkish border with Syria and in Iraq.
Read moreSeptember marked the start of an important new project for INSI.
Read moreI met the photojournalist John Cantlie in 2012, at a Frontline Club discussion of journalists’ safety. The raw power of the images he showed me was impressive but I was also struck by the passion with which he spoke about the need for reporters to take safety seriously.
Read moreThe high profile deaths of James Foley and Steven Sotloff threw a spotlight on the terrible dangers faced by journalists and raised questions about how they stay safe in a world where being a member of the press no longer provides immunity or protection.
Read moreThe 11th Annual General Meeting of INSI will take place this year on November 12 at the offices of Czech TV in Prague.
Read moreThe International News Safety Institute is shocked and saddened by the murder of the American journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamic State militants.
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