Ellen Shearer

James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, Facebook partner on expanding safety guide for journalists

By Ellen Shearer on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 James Foley

The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation is expanding its James W. Foley Guide on Journalists’ Safety by adding a fourth seminar on the risks of reporting on conflicts, terrorism and violent unrest and by partnering with Facebook to further help college journalism educators teach students about how journalists can keep themselves safe online.

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Military Reporters and Editors Speaks Out for Press Freedom

By Ellen Shearer on May 3, 2017 MRE

Medill¹s National Security Journalism Initiative is home to the Military Reporters and Editors organization. On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, MRE issued the statement.

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ABA webinar explores legal rules behind ‘Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media’

By Ellen Shearer on April 13, 2017 ABA

In this news climate focused on the scope and degree of Russian hacking, release of materials to Wikileaks and the effect on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, we are reminded that the legal line between whistleblowing and leaking is thin, as is the line between journalism and activism. The continued flood of leaks raises questions about the First Amendment, the role of the press, whistleblower protections and the power of the government to investigate illegal disclosures.

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Register for the Military Reporters and Editors 2017 Conference

By Ellen Shearer on March 28, 2017 Military Reporters and Editors

The Military Reporters and Editors 2017 conference will be held March 31 at the Politico building, 1000 Wilson Blvd, Arlington Va.

Cybersecurity Series

The Web of Vulnerabilities

By Ellen Shearer on February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 passcode, vulnerabilities

In a joint project between The Christian Science Monitor’s Passcode team and the Medill School of Journalism, we explore the growing arms race to discover software vulnerabilities – and what it means for national security and everyone’s digital privacy and safety.

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Second annual James W. Foley Freedom Awards to recognize Delphine Halgand, Emma Beals and Arwa Damon

By Ellen Shearer on February 2, 2017 James Foley

The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation announced Tuesday its 2017 honorees, three extraordinary journalists: Delphine Halgand, the US Director of Reporters without Borders; Emma Beals, co-founder of the Frontline Freelance Register; and CNN Senior International Correspondent Arwa Damon.

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National Security Reporting in the Trump Era

By Ellen Shearer on January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Donald Trump

Chicago students and their mentors in the national security specialization assessed the challenge to journalists in the new Trump administration.

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CPJ Safety Advisory–Crossing the U.S. Border

By Ellen Shearer on December 12, 2016 border security, CPJ, journalists

Journalists traveling to or from the United States have been stopped, questioned and faced prolonged and invasive searches that have put the confidentiality of their sources into question. Over the past year, members of the A Culture of Safety (ACOS) Alliance, a coalition of news organizations, journalists, and press freedom groups that includes the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, have documented at least seven such instances. In response to these incidents, CPJ’s Emergencies Response Team has issued the following advisory for journalists crossing the U.S. border.