ACOS Alliance

If you are attending NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists conference in LA, join our sessions or come say hi! You can also find me on Sched as an attendee and speaker. I am doing a session on Thursday at 9:45 am on trauma-informed and identity-aware risk assessments for journalist with Catherine Henderson and International Women's Media Foundation On Friday at 4:45 pm, I am leading another workshop about building resilience for journalists facing online abuse, with a focus on unique threats facing LGBTQ+ reporters with PEN America

ESPAÑOL DEBAJO / 🚀 Exciting news! The Mental Health in Journalism Summit #MHJS24 is just around the corner, and we're thrilled to share our first line-up of amazing speakers! 🌍 With over 150 speakers from around the world, 70+ sessions, and diverse topics ranging from newsroom challenges to global perspectives on journalists' mental health, there's something for everyone in the journalism industry. 📖  Head to our blog now for a sneak peek at the program and find out more about what’s in store.  https://lnkd.in/efG6UUpr  — 🚀 ¡Tenemos noticias! ¡La Cumbre de Salud Mental en el Periodismo #MHJS24 está a la vuelta de la esquina, y estamos muy felices de desvelar los primeros nombres de ponentes y temas que formarán parte del programa! 🌍 Con más de 150 ponentes de todo el mundo, más de 70 sesiones y temas diversos que abarcan desde los desafíos en las redacciones hasta las realidades de la salud mental en diferentes regiones del mundo, la agenda incluye algo para todas las personas que trabajan en la industria del periodismo. 📖  Visita nuestro blog ahora para descubrir más sobre lo que te espera. https://lnkd.in/e32qQDad

Desde la Alianza ACOS apostamos por capacitar a los medios para que adopten buenas prácticas en materia de seguridad. Este curso es clave, ayúdenos a correr la voz!

ACOS Alliance ha lanzado su programa de capacitación en seguridad para editores en Latinoamérica. El curse se realizará en línea y ofrece 10 plazas gratuítas para quienes cumplan con los requisitos. Postúlate antes del 31 de agosto Descubra más: bit.ly/3Xfzx5D

Do you report on difficult topics, in challenging places? Calling all those Editors out there who would like some basic guidance on sending their people out on the ground to cover unpredictable stories. ACOS Alliance and WAN-IFRA have designed a FREE course just for you! https://lnkd.in/ezTeHwiQ All you need is a few hours, wifi and a device to read on. The Fundamentals of Safe Commissioning provides news editors and managers with the skills they need to safely commission journalistic work and support the safety of the freelancers they work with.  Launched this year on the Editor Safety Hub, the course is already helping newsrooms improve their safety practices: "As an editor I now appreciate safety in the newsroom after this training. All the reporters I work with will now have a clear understanding of why safety matters (and) I have started developing a risk assessment tool for my newsroom"  - News Editor, Kenya "The course guided me on how to assess risks associated with assignments and how to develop mitigation strategies. It enabled me to discover ways to create a supportive and safe work environment and how to provide resources for journalists dealing with harm or trauma" - Assignment Editor, Pakistan "I have learned a lot of new information from the course, and we will [now] try to prepare new safety protocols for our newsroom" - Editor, Azerbaijan Really proud to have been a small part of the course's development, and in awe of the team that pulled it all together. ACOS Alliance; WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers; Elisabet Cantenys

Sharing this opportunity to join The AP's newly-established Global Safety, Risk and Resilience team. Based in London, UK.

🚨 Attention freelance journalists 🚨 Applications are now open for the 2024 Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones course! In partnership with the ACOS Alliance and the Bronx Documentary Center, the Dart Center is offering its annual four-day crisis zones reporting course for 16 freelance journalists at no cost. The course will be held October 3-6, 2024 at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City. This course will teach you how to operate with caution in volatile situations, with an emphasis on conflicts and civil unrest. The training is also relevant to working in natural disaster situations such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis. While most hostile environment training for journalists deals with ducking crossfire and kidnappers, this course will teach you how to avoid unnecessary peril through preparation and planning before, during and after assignments. Participants will emerge from the course with a better understanding of how to work with local producers, shun attackers and protect their digital footprints. The course is open to freelance journalists working in print, photography, video, and/or audio with at least two years of professional experience. Applications are open through July 31st, 2024 at 5pm EST.

📣 We are looking for a freelance Developer/CMS specialist to help us make The Fundamentals of Safe Commissioning online course multilingual and easily accessible to Spanish speaking audiences. Visit our Opportunities page for more details and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/e-4zj-BD

Join us online June 18 for the free webinar “Protecting against hacking and doxing,” part of U.S. Election Safety Summer! Learn how to better protect yourself from doxing, hacking, and impersonation in a contentious election season. This is part of a series of six 90-minute webinars with safety tools for journalists covering the U.S. election and election-related events organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists, International Women's Media Foundation, and PEN America. Register: cpj.org/safetysummer3 #ElectSafely #JournalistSafety #CPJEmergencies

We are currently inviting applications for two Africa-based safety opportunities. Please pass onto your colleagues and networks who may be interested: The first offers 12 free slots for journalists based in East Africa to attend a three- day safety training in Nairobi, which we're running in partnership with IREX on 7-9 August. The second, for news editors and managers based throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, offers 10 free spots on a new Cohort Training Program that provides training, skills and support to enable the safe commissioning of stories and assignments. This will run weekly throughout August. You can find information on both opportunities here: buff.ly/4aMhnM1