Advanced planning and risk assessment is key for reporters covering protests, political rallies or other volatile situations.
In mid-May, the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media and NC Local News Workshop partnered with the International Women’s Media Foundation and Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press to host two day-long workshops on how journalists can keep safe during the election season. The sessions were part of IWMF’s national program, Newsroom Safety Across America, during which IWMF trainers lead highly interactive, in-person safety workshops to local and regional journalists in battleground states and rural areas where newsrooms are grappling with ongoing safety challenges.
From the sessions, here are six helpful tips to stay safe:
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