Safety and Self-Care Strategies for Every Beat
November 1, 2015
This panel introduced safety, security and self-care strategies that should be in every reporter's toolkit, for assignments ranging from neighborhood beats to disasters, mass shootings, and investigative projects.
The risks of practicing journalism are not limited to war and conflict. Panelists discussed practical tactics for assessing risk and and staying safe on stressful stories, and shared lessons from covering protests, youth gangs, earthquakes and toxic environmental sites among others.
Click here to read the event report.
And click here to read a tip sheet from Yamiche Alcindor.