Safety
Field safety training reaches 2,000 reporters
Regional workshops now cover hostile-environment awareness, digital security and emergency planning for freelancers and staff reporters alike.
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Est. worldwide network
Reporting from 100+ countries, standing together.
Independent journalism needs a network that crosses every border.
Global Journalist Forum connects reporters, editors and newsrooms in 100+ countries with safety support, verification tools and legal defense.
What members get
- Safety desk
- Risk assessments, hostile-environment training and emergency contacts for reporters in the field.
- Verification lab
- Shared tools and trained editors to check images, video and documents before publication.
- Legal defense fund
- Pre-approved lawyers in 40 countries for members facing detention, suits or censorship orders.
- Fellowships
- Funded cross-border reporting placements, six to twelve months, open to freelancers and staff.
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Verification
A shared lab for checking images and video
Member newsrooms can send material to trained editors who trace its origin, location and date before it is published.
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Legal
Lawyers on call in more than 40 countries
The defense fund connects members facing detention, lawsuits or censorship orders with pre-approved legal counsel.
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Fellowships
Cross-border reporting placements for 2027
Funded placements of six to twelve months let reporters work with partner newsrooms on stories that span several countries.
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