Journalists in South Africa face a myriad of threats while trying to do their job. Attacks on journalists while covering protests is a long standing issue. More recently, there have been increasing serious acts of intimidation against journalists and editors.
Colin Pereira, Journalist Safety Specialist for the Committee to Protect Journalists and previously head of Security at ITN News and Deputy Head of the BBC High Risk Team, leads this webinar on the safety threats facing journalists in South Africa.
In this webinar organised by the South Africa Media Freedom Committee (SA MFC), Colin focuses on the best techniques to observe in order to keep safe including:
- The need for good risk assessment
- Good preparation in terms of equipment, communications strategy and contingency planning
- Staying safe at a protest / handling the police
- How best to approach long term intimidation
- Social media and digital security
- What do in case of an incident - how best to respond
- Dealing with post traumatic stress
