What is the cost of keeping yourself safe when you’re a journalist? Journalists, editors and security managers help us start to understand how money can be a safety concern in itself, especially for freelancers who are often left on their own to negotiate budgets and insurance coverage.
In this episode:
- Safa Al Ahmad (https://twitter.com/ghariba33), freelance journalist/filmmaker, working on Yemen & Saudi Arabia
- Zaffar Abbas, editor of Dawn newspaper in Pakistan (https://www.dawn.com/)
- Prash Naik (https://prashnaik.com/), media lawyer, former general counsel for Channel 4 television in the UK
- Sharbil Nammour, Global Head of Security and Risk, Vice Media (https://www.vice.com/)
For resources and tips visit Wan-Ifra's press freedom page (www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/press-freedom)
The Backstory production team is Andrew Heslop, Mariona Sanz, Colette Davidson and Sarah Elzas, who edited and mixed the episode.
Music in this episode by Swelling (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Swelling/Projector_Music_For_Visual_Media/Swelling_-_Projector-_Music_for_Visual_Media_-_04_Night_II)
