The changing perception of journalists from positive to negative by the public may have grown exponentially in the past few years, thanks mostly to the Trump presidency south of the border, but it’s been going on for longer than that.
The 15th Annual General Meeting of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) will take place this year in Edinburgh on 13 November.
The election taking place on 9 September in Sweden has brought with it heated debate and intensified the public conversations taking place between citizens, politicians and journalists - both on and offline.
Imagine it’s late at night. You’re alone in your house and your phone starts to beep. You start receiving threatening messages via email, WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.
This INSI advisory covers reporting safely on environmental hazards from wildfires and volcanic eruptions to building fires and chemical spills.
Working in hot weather; fighting the trolls; media casualties mounting in US and Afghanistan.
Medical packs are an essential piece of kit for journalists. Emergencies can happen when you least expect them – not just in hostile or challenging environments.
With Europe, Africa, North America, parts of Asia and the Middle East struggling with heatwaves that have seen record temperatures soaring into the 40s, INSI has some advice for journalists working in hot weather.
The first half of 2018 was marked by mass attacks against journalists in Afghanistan and the United States, bringing the total number of media casualties to 44 in the first six months of the year.
INSI’s members’ webinar in June offered safety tips and suggestions to our members covering the 1 July elections in Mexico.