INSI : News

30 March 2020

Coronavirus: reporting from contaminated environments

Filming Covid-19 patients in hospitals, homes or with emergency services is being done but requires a thorough risk assessment, specialist training and a series of strict precautionary measures to mitigate and minimise risk.

30 March 2020

"I’m not looking for any scoops here. I want to show the reality"

Independent filmmaker Francesca Tosarelli arrived in Bergamo, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, for what was meant to be a 24-hour shoot. Two weeks on she’s still there, one of a handful of journalists documenting the catastrophic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

26 March 2020

Reporting coronavirus from Congo

The DRC has more experience than most when it comes to dealing with devastating epidemics. As the terrifying threat of Ebola fades away from the towns and villages in the east, coronavirus is starting to take hold across the country.

23 March 2020

From our Director: 'Victims can no longer be just statistics'

Few of us have lived through times when the dissemination of accurate information is so directly and inextricably linked to the physical safety, the survival even, of such a huge number of people.

21 February 2020

Sharp decline in 2019 media deaths as reporters retreat from deadly conflicts

A total of 48 journalists died in incidents, and accidents, directly related to their job in 2019. That was the lowest number of media workers killed in 16 years, according to the ‘Killing The Messenger’ report of journalism casualties from around the world, published annually by the International News Safety Institute (INSI).

27 November 2019

"Never was the need to stand together greater than it is today"

When I joined INSI in April 2019 I realised how relatively easy I’d had it covering international current affairs over the years.

18 November 2019

INSI joins with tech companies to combat online harassment of journalists

The International News Safety Institute (INSI) is today announcing the launch of an unprecedented project in cooperation with Facebook and Google to tackle online harassment against journalists.

15 November 2019

Robin Elias is INSI's new chair

The International News Safety Institute (INSI) has appointed Robin Elias as its new chair.

6 November 2019

Attackers kill DR Congo journalist shining light on Ebola virus

A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home.

1 November 2019

Punishment for crimes against journalists must be harsher

The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2 brings to the public’s attention crimes against journalists all over the world.