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Journalists and Safety Training: Experiences and Opinions

Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma;University of Tulsa, Trauma Research Lab (2017), 57 pp.

Institution of author: Dart Research Center; Columbia Journalism School

"The report, based on answers from 247 respondents, summarises the ‘good news’, that journalists do implement changes in their behaviour when they have attended safety trainings, and the gaps and challenges, including the fact that few journalists keep their training up to date in spite of industry recommendations for refresher courses every 3 years. Recommendations include more sexual violence and harassment training; that safety trainers should be knowledgeable about gender and cultural issues; that psychological trauma needs to be addressed in training; and that more digital security training is needed." (www.gfmd.info)
Executive Summary, 4
The Survey, 9
The Journalists, 11
The Trainings, 16
Conclusions and Recommendations, 34