PEN America, the Online News Association, and the International Women’s Media Foundation are inviting registrations for the ‘Digital Safety Snacks’ online workshop series for journalists.
The workshops offer step-by-step videos and hands-on guides to help journalists defend themselves against online abuse.
Journalists worldwide can attend free online workshops on digital safety.
The workshops will explain how journalists can protect their most sensitive accounts from hackers and how to dox themselves before someone else does.
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Four workshops are included in the series and will be held on June 16 and 30, 2022, and July 14 and July 28, 2022.
The organisers say, ”As journalists, we’re increasingly expected to have an online presence and engage on social media, which puts us at risk of abuse. Reporters from marginalized backgrounds including women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people are especially at risk. And now, with the United States heading towards the midterm elections, odds are high that attacks against journalists online and off will escalate.”
Abusive trolls join forces to send hateful messages, impersonate, hack accounts and publish sensitive personal information (aka doxing).
Their ultimate goal is to intimidate, discredit and silence journalists and undermine press freedom. But there are concrete steps each of us can take to protect ourselves and fight back.
Registration is ongoing and interested applicants can apply here.
Blessing Otoibhi is a Multimedia Journalist and Anchor host for the News in 60 seconds at The International Center For Investigative Reporting. You can shoot her a mail via [email protected] or connect on Twitter @B_otoibhi