Workshop: Reporting in Crisis Zones

Most hostile environment training for journalists deals with ducking crossfire and kidnappers. This training, led by  Judith Matloff, adjunct professor at the Columbia Journalism School, and Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, will instead discuss how to avoid unnecessary peril, with careful preparations before, during and after assignments. Participants will emerge with a better understanding of how to hire fixers, shun attackers or protect computers.

Specialists will hold cover the following areas:
Risk assessment: making the right call, setting limits, sound practices amid riots, snipers, mines, shooting, roadblocks, infiltrators and general mayhem
Trauma: emotional self-care on troubling stories
Cyber security: safeguarding sensitive communications and data. Codes, encryption and cloud computing
Emergency first aid: tourniquets, triage, fractures and bullet wounds
Rape/assault prevention: setting boundaries, delaying tactics, basic self-defense, healing (This session will be held on Sunday, November 13 and will be open only to female participants who opt for the additional training and course fee.)

Details

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

The training will take place from November 11 through November 13 

To Apply

To apply for this course, send a CV and brief summary of your professional experience (up to 400 words) to [email protected] with the subject line "REPORTING IN CRISIS ZONES."  Admission notification will be sent upon receipt of these materials.

The pricing is $795 days one and two or $895 for the entire program, including day three, on sexual assault prevention. 10% discount for Columbia Journalism School alumni.

A maximum of 25 participants can register for this course. 

Please Note: Columbia University reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a course based on enrollment figures.  In the event of cancellation or postponement, the Continuing Education department will offer reimbursement for the course.  In other cases, all sales are final. Continuing Education does not offer refunds, credits or exchanges. We apologize, but there are no exceptions to this rule.

Please direct all questions to [email protected].