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1 July 2016

INSI in the news: June update

The harrowing reports from the frontline of the refugee crisis have had a strong emotional impact on many people safe at home.

23 June 2016

Preparing for Rio: INSI advice on covering the Games

Protests, crime, terrorism? Risk Advisory's Pierre-Louis Le Goff tells INSI what journalists heading to the Brazil Olympics need to know to stay safe while still getting the story (Image by AFP).

31 May 2016

May update: journalist killed every 5 days

“One journalist is killed every five days,” UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova told the audience of this year’s World Press Freedom Day event in Helsinki at the start of May.

11 May 2016

Podcast: Every story is like a scar on my brain

Photographer Giles Duley stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan and in the space of seconds became a triple amputee.

6 May 2016

Managing a newsroom crisis

Is your newsroom prepared to handle a crisis involving a staff member? INSI's crisis management expert Rupert Reid offers some advice for news managers about how to plan for the worst case scenario - if a journalist is killed, injured or kidnapped.

3 May 2016

Safety for journalists not just about war zones: April update

It is vital that journalists working in conflict areas understand the risks they face and have the support, training and equipment to cover the story safely, but the idea that safety is the sole domain of war correspondents is quite clearly no longer the case.

28 April 2016

INSI director co-authors kidnap book

The International News Safety Institute is pleased to announce the release this week of a new book on the kidnapping of journalists co-authored by INSI Director Hannah Storm.

25 April 2016

UEFA Euro 2016 championship terrorism threat assessment

Following attacks in Paris and Brussels, there are a number of security related considerations for journalists covering the UEFA Euro 2016 championship.

21 April 2016

Staying safe at Rio Olympics

With 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of this year’s Olympics Games in Rio, INSI is preparing to help our members who are deploying journalists to cover the event.

11 April 2016

Newsrooms should prepare to cover terrorist attacks

In the wake of terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, we at INSI recognise that terrorism can affect news organisations close to home as well as in the field.