Had a great time today giving a lecture Linnéuniversitetet Linnaeus University on the academic research agenda on threats to journalists. Interesting discussions on the need to focus more on psychological safety as part of journalism education. CFOM Sheffield Journalism

Next month, we'll be welcoming delegates from across the world to Sheffield for the ecrea_eu Journalism Studies Section Conference. Registration closes in just 1 week - book now: sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/res…

Shout-out to the amazing women Sheffield Journalism who support and inspire each other and all our students day in and day out Lisa Bradley Polly Rippon Michelle Rawlins Yvonne Illsley Lindsay Pantry Jenny Eells Dr Emma Heywood Emma Oliver Dr. Maria Tomlinson Sara Torsner Sara McConnell

🕊️On #RightToTruthDay, #UNESCO honours journalists who are taking risks to uncover the truth.🌐 UNESCO stands firm in safeguarding journalists’ safety🛡️ & #PressFreedom and the fundamental right to truth🔍 See more of our efforts in protecting journalists: bit.ly/3wImhvq

At 13.30 @HzBrandenburg is chairing a great panel on Journalist Professionalism and democratic legitimacy, with Sara Torsner, Brian Boyle, Tim Markham and Antal Wozniak.

Lots of interesting takeaways from #PSA24! Really enjoyed attending and presenting my work on journalistic risk, civil diminishment and resistance PSA Media and Politics Group panel on ‘Journalistic professionalism and democratic legitimacy’ Political Studies Association CFOM Sheffield Journalism

This year's ECREA Journalism Studies Conference kicks off here in Sheffield next week! 🎉 Watch Dr Dmitry Chernobrov, our Director of Research, introduce our department and share his hopes for this year's conference!

The targeting of journalists is now a consistent feature of modern warfare and signals an urgent need to enforce and restore international rules of protection - writes Dr Sara Torsner, research fellow from CFOM Sheffield Journalism hackinginquiry.org/opinion-escala…

Very interesting research by Lada Price & Lisa Bradley on the importance of embedding resilience enhancing training in journalism education & its crucial role for new journalists ecrea_eu Sheffield Journalism

1/2 We're proud of the pioneering trauma and resilience work our team do preparing our student journalists; and are delighted to see Dr Emma Heywood and Lisa Bradley's new book, with contributions from Lada Price Lindsay Pantry Michelle Rawlins and Polly Rippon published at last

Attacks on press freedom are intensifying globally according to RSF Press Freedom Index - "In the past year, in virtually every region, journalists and independent media outlets faced increasing repression." #WorldPressFreedomDay theguardian.com/media/article/…

Great resource by Media and Communication featuring a collection of all their #openaccess research on press/media freedom and the safety of journalists at #WorldPressFreedomDay.

📢As part of #WorldPressFreedomDay, the CFOM podcast team collaborated with Balkan Free Media Initiative to discuss the challenges media freedom faces across Europe, including one of the biggest threats right now: disinformation. Click below to find out more 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/63xyW4…

Is press freedom at risk in the UK? William Horsley, International Director of CFOM, looks at 4 threats that could impact journalistic freedom, for The Conversation. theconversation.com/four-major-thr…

💬 "We need the academic community, as we need other stakeholders. We need your research outputs, we need your evidence-based publications, we truly need you to join forces". Tawfik Jelassi at the opening of the Academic Conference, a side-event of the #WorldPressFreedomDay 2024

Did you know that we're almost 30?! 🥳🎈 To celebrate, we invited two of our brilliant alumni, Chris Curley and Christian Hills, to The Wave to reminisce about their days as Sheff Journos with undergrads Charlie Fenton and Seb Jones 💫 Read more: youruniversitymagazine.sheffield.ac.uk/2024/07/17/cel…

Behind many of the news stories you read, there is a journalist who risked their safety to uncover the truth. Some even lost their lives because of it. Most of these murders remain unpunished. It's time to change the story. It's time to #EndImpunity. unesco.org/en/days/end-im…

The documentation of rights-violations against journalists is important to #ProtectJournalists and #EndImpunity for such aggressions. On The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists find out more about the research we are doing CFOM in this area ⬇️

Women journalists face unique risks, from online threats to physical violence. Our #EquallySafe guidelines, created in collaboration with women journalists & feminist groups, provide practical tools to guide CSOs & policymakers in creating safer spaces. 📖Learn more:

Job opportunity: I'm looking for a Research Associate in #Quantitative & #Computational Social Science #Methods to work with me on an ESRC-funded research project on impunity for human rights violations against journalists. CFOM Sheffield Journalism jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU035/res…