There are inherent risks that reporters sign on to when they take the job. Protests can turn violent, crime scenes and natural disasters need to be covered and more and more reporters are being confronted by citizens accusing them of hiding the truth. Common risks …
The current political climate is more divided than ever as a result of the past few years and the recent election. Journalists must cover demonstrations as part of their job, but those are not without risk. Lieutenant Shayla McGuire, Crime Prevention Lieutenant for the University of …
Protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd forced journalists around the country to leave behind their socially distanced reporting and come out into the crowded streets. Suddenly, they faced many unknowns and had to juggle the possibility of the virus infection, dangers …
Working from home isn’t an option for photojournalists, whose job involves documenting what’s happening in the world. They’re used to facing hazards in the field, from media-hating crowds to natural disasters, but COVID-19 is different. “I have never backed down from an assignment of any kind. …
It's been a year since that awful morning at WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Virginia. A year since a promising young reporter, Alison Parker, and a well-liked photographer, Adam Ward, were shot to death during a live report by a former employee of the station. The murders …
The murder of two TV journalists by a former reporter at their station has shocked us all. They were shot to death in the middle of a live report or the morning show at WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. Viewers heard reporter Alison Parker scream. Photographer Adam Ward managed …
The video went viral, of course. Reporter Abbey Niezgoda of WLNE in Providence, R.I., was reporting reaction to a shooting when she was attacked by the victim's mother. The video shows the woman throwing a rock at the TV crew, threatening them with a baseball …
Journalists reacted to the bombings at the Boston Marathon and the aftermath the way they always do: they ran toward danger. In a crisis, whether it's terrorism or a manhunt in Boston or a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas, the news media are first responders. …
It's obvious that much has changed in the ten years since 9/11. Ask Americans what they think is the most important problem facing the United States and terrorism doesn't even make the list. The number of Americans willing to have the government violate their "basic …
By Stan Heist When I was a news photographer I carried a lot of gear in the back of my car. Perhaps the most important thing – and most seldom used – was a small blue duffel bag that I called my “go-kit.” Inside the go-kit were …
There's only so much you can do to prepare for the unexpected. When the G20 met in Toronto last summer, news organizations knew there would be protests and planned their coverage accordingly. But they couldn't anticipate that riot-equipped police would quickly be overwhelmed when they …
We've all heard and seen what's been happening to journalists trying to cover the uprising in Egypt. Some have been detained and beaten. One Egyptian journalist was shot to death while taking pictures from his office balcony on his mobile phone. What can journalists do …
