How Social Media Spurred Myanmar's Latest Violence
September 18, 2017 by Alan Davis
Everybody will end up losing if hate speech is left unchecked.
Resources for Press Freedom
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E-mail Security Tips
August 1, 2017
Journalists are increasingly being targeted through their email. Virtually every hack of an individual reporter or entire news organization starts with a relatively simple attack: phishing and spear phishing. Prepare yourself for this eventuality with this e-mail hygiene guide from the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
Surveillance Self Defense
July 1, 2017
Modern technology has given those in power new abilities to eavesdrop and collect data. Surveillance Self-Defense is Electronic Frontier Foundation's guide to defending yourself and your sources from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices.
What To Do If Your Phone Is Seized By The Police
June 1, 2017
You’ve been arrested at an event. You’re taken to the police station and your phone is confiscated. When you’re let out, you realize someone has gone through your digital belongings. What now? See this guide from the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
Reporters Without Borders Media Center
January 29, 2017
Link to the Reporters Without Borders media center.
Freedom of the Press - ACLU
January 29, 2017
Section of the ACLU website devoted to press freedoms and the legal rights of journalists.
U.N. Human Rights Council Urges Release of Detained Journalists
October 4, 2016
For the first time, the United Nations Human Rights Council's biannual resolution on journalist safety urges all states to release arbitrarily detained journalists and to protect the rights of reporters to use digital encryption and anonymity tools.
A Difficult Profession: Media Freedom Under Attack in the Western Balkans
July 20, 2016
Based on 86 in-depth interviews with journalists, editors and media owners, this Human Rights Watch report documents the hostile environment in which journalists work in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia
UNESCO Publishes Recommendations for Global Source Protection
November 3, 2015
As part of events marking the International Day to End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists, UNESCO and WAN-IFRA published an excerpt from their global study on the protection of journalism sources in the digital age.
Sotloff Foundation, Four U.S. TV Networks Sign onto Safety Principles
October 6, 2015
New security information sharing, training, insurance and communications initiatives also launched.