Risk assessment and planning for journalists in the field

This is a recording of the June 4th webinar lead by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) to equip journalists with tools to assess and mitigate risk on their upcoming assignments. This training covered actor mapping, security measures, and other best practices you can implement to lower the risk of potential threats and their impacts. This includes developing communication and check-in protocols for journalists reporting in the field.
Speakers:
Nadine Hoffman, IWMF, Deputy Executive Director
Jeje Mohamed, PEN America, Senior Manager, Digital safety and free expression
Jen Byers, IWMF, Next Gen Safety Trainer, journalist, producer, and video artist
This is part of U.S. Election Safety Summer-a series of six 90-minute webinars with safety tools for journalists covering the U.S. election and election-related events organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Women's Media Foundation, and PEN America.
Please note this recording was edited at 47:00 to protect the privacy of a journalist.