Global Coalition Sets Safety Standards for Freelance Journalists

By: Sherry Ricchiardi | International Journalists' Network

In what is being hailed as an unprecedented effort, a global coalition of media watchdogs, freelance journalists and major news outlets released a set of safety principles and practices in February.

 

So far, 30 organizations -- Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France Press, BBC, PBS Frontline and Bloomberg, among them -- have signed on. The International Center for Journalists, CPJ, Reporters Without Borders and the International Press Institute are also signatories.