We’ve compiled this resource database to support your efforts to be safer. They reflect the work and experience of countless filmmakers, funders, journalists, NGOs, lawyers, researchers, technologists, communication experts, and others.
Digital Safety Kit
Committee to Protect Journalists
General starting point for journalists looking to increase their digital safety
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Safeguarding Sources and Sensitive Information in the Event of a Raid
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Measures reporters can take to minimize the amount of source-compromising information a raid and accompanying device seizure can produce.
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Reporting Resources
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
From the leading pro bono legal services organization for journalists and newsrooms in the U.S
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The Ofcom Broadcasting Code: Privacy
Ofcom
Developed for broadcasters in the UK tp ensure they avoid any unwarranted infringement of privacy in programmes and in connection with obtaining mate…
Best Practice
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Building Digital Safety for Journalism: a Survey of Selected Issues
UNESCO
Analysis of risks and recommendations for mitigation
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Interviewing Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Witness
Practical tips for conducting ethical interviews with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
How-To
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Websites for Fact-Checking
College of Staten Island
Online fact-checking tools
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No Safe Distance
International Documentary Association
"Filmmakers and programmers say the global threat of censorship is growing more dire."
Thought Piece
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CITIZENFOUR/Case Study
Doc Society
Mass surveillance and its consequences for personal privacy and public policy
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
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Civil Liberties
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Legal Defense Fund
Society of Professional Journalists
Unique account that can be tapped for providing journalists with legal or direct financial assistance
Funding Opportunity
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An Uncertain Future for the Global Internet
Freedom House
The immediate future of internet freedom will depend on how governments deploy incentives for and controls over the next wave of technological innova…
Report
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Know Your Rights: Stopped by Police
ACLU
"Learn about your rights when stopped by the police, and how to stay safe."
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