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RSF Safety Guide for Journalists (PDF version)
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION: RSF and the protection of journalists
CHAPTER 1: The growing risks for journalists
CHAPTER 2: Planning and preparation
CHAPTER 3: Keeping safe on assignment
CHAPTER 4: Digital safety
CHAPTER 5: Best practices
CHAPTER 6: Treating physical and psychological wounds
TESTIMONIES
APPENDIX I: Protection of journalists in war zones
APPENDIX II: Basic documents on press freedom
APPENDIX III: Declaration of rights and obligations of journalists
APPENDIX IV: Relations with the ICRC
APPENDIX V: Useful contacts
APPENDIX VI: Insurance via Reporters without Borders
APPENDIX VII: Hostile environment training providers
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An unprecedented RSF investigation: The Great Leap Backwards of Journalism in China
RSF Report: China’s Pursuit of a New World Information Order
RSF Report: The Invisible Hand on Hong Kong’s Media
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Digital security advice when reporting in authoritarian regimes
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Managing Emotional and Mental Health in the Field
The Signs and Responses to Post-Traumatic Reactions
Safety tips for journalists covering protests
Four search engines that don’t track your online activity
Element, a decentralised alternative to messaging apps
Ransomware attacks, a threat to journalists’ data
RSF offers two 6-month “rest and refuge” stays in Berlin
DIGITAL SECURITY
23 articles
MENTAL HEALTH
3 articles
NEWS
5 articles
PHYSICAL SAFETY
3 articles
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
3 articles