Training for Journalist Safety Held at Boom93 Organized by ANEM

Considering the events in the country over the past few months and the increasing number of pressures and attacks on journalists and media, experienced lecturer and journalist Branko Čečen exchanged security experiences with those present.

The training covered several thematic areas, including journalists' mental health, digital, social, and legal security, as well as physical security concerning reporting from protests.

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

The aim of this training was 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 trainings have been held at Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV), Beta agency, the newspaper Danas, Nova.rs, Wireless Media Group, and for several journalists and media in Novi Pazar and Belgrade.

ANEM will hold similar trainings in other newsrooms that are facing increased security risks in the near future.

The training was organized as part of the project “Improving the mechanism for prevention and response to threats against the safety and life of female and male journalists in Serbia,” implemented by ANEM in partnership with Insajder TV and the Center for the Development of Local Media, with support from the European Union.