The News Organizations Safety Self-Assessment is a new
resource aimed at helping news outlets to review and improve their current
safety practices and protocols. The Self-Assessment consists of a
brief set of key questions and guideline notes that should prompt a
conversation around best safety practices and encourage practical ways to
advance such practices.
The
resource is a collaboration between the ACOS Alliance, the Committee to Protect
Journalists, the Dart
Center
The
resource pays special attention to gender issues, mental health care, digital
security needs and working with freelancers, aspects which are often neglected
in organizational policy and protocols.
“Aside from
the moral imperative to protect all the individuals who contribute to a news
product, investing in a robust safety policy and protocols can save an
organization from the financial loss and reputational damage of a crisis that
could have been prevented, or could have been carefully managed,” said Elisabet
Cantenys, executive director of the ACOS Alliance.
The News
Organizations Safety Self-Assessment can be downloaded from the ACOS Alliance
website and from most partner organizations’ websites.
The
development of this resource was made possible with support of the MacArthur
Foundation and the Open Society Foundations.
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