Resources for Disaster, Self-Care & Peer Support

Safety and Self-Care Strategies for Every Beat
Yamiche Alcindor, Donna DeCesare, Danny Spriggs and Bruce Shapiro discussed practical tactics for assessing risk and and staying safe while reporting. They shared lessons from covering protests, youth gangs, earthquakes and toxic environmental sites among others.
Red Cross Disaster Safety Checklist
Fact sheets, preparedness checklists, recovery guides and other helpful information.

In Aftermath of Cyclone Pam, Resources for Journalists
A cyclone ravaged the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu early on Saturday, killing at least 24 people and displacing upwards of 3,000, according to the United Nations. In the aftermath, we share resources for reporters on covering disaster, interviewing victims and survivors, and working with reporters exposed to traumatic events.

CPJ's Journalist Security Guide - Natural Disasters
A section of CPJ's Journalist Safety Guide that addresses disaster specific safety considerations, especially for freelancers.

Reporter's Without Borders Safety Guide for Journalists
A PDF of the Reports Without Borders Safety Guide, which includes a chapter on Disaster safety beginning on page 52.

AP-NORC Announces Journalism Fellowship on Community Resilience
Following Superstorm Sandy, a new AP-NORC Center fellowship will focus on community resilience in times of crisis. Applications are now open!
Disaster Coverage: Digital Tips for News Organizations
At this year's APME NewsTrain, Robyn Tomlin of Project Thunderdome presented on creating a plan for digital coverage of major breaking news stories, as well as the best newsroom tools for executing top-notch coverage in real time.
Disaster Coverage: Digital Tips for News Organizations
At this year's APME NewsTrain, Robyn Tomlin of Project Thunderdome presented on creating a plan for digital coverage of major breaking news stories, as well as the best newsroom tools for executing top-notch coverage in real time.

Home on the Water
In a personal journey that is also a passionate elegy for an imperiled environment and traditional way of life, documentary photographer Kael Alford has built a bridge home from the wars she’s covered.