ANEM organized a training on journalist safety for media professionals in Novi Pazar.

The training was attended by representatives from TAKT info, Freemedia, the organization Svetionik, the Bosniak National Council, and students.

Considering the events in the country over the past few months and the increased number of pressures and attacks on journalists and media, experienced lecturer and journalist Branko Čečen shared his insights on security with the attendees. The training covered several thematic areas, including journalists' mental health, digital, social, and legal security, as well as physical security regarding reporting from protests.

Regarding physical security, discussions included what can be done, risk analysis, communication protocols, emergency situations, whether events can be predicted, and how newsrooms can better organize themselves.

The goal of the training is to raise awareness about security within newsrooms that report from the field and to establish protocols for the protection of journalists and media workers.

So far, similar training sessions have been held at Radio-Television Vojvodina (RTV), Beta agency, the newspaper Danas, Nova.rs, and Wireless Media Group, and ANEM will conduct sessions in other newsrooms facing increased security risks in the upcoming period.

The training was organized as part of the project "Improvement of the system mechanism for prevention and response in cases of threats to the safety and lives of female and male journalists in Serbia," carried out by ANEM in partnership with Insajder TV and the Center for the Development of Local Media, with the support of the European Union.