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The Rory Peck Trust is dedicated to the support, safety and welfare of freelance newsgatherers around the world. Producer of the #RoryPeckAwards
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#freelancers
, your physical, digital and psychological safety is everything. If there’s one tool you take up this
#NewYear
, make it our Risk & Safety Helpdesk. You'll be matched with an expert for 1-2-1 advice at a time that suits you.
Reach out👉
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Please share with
#journalists
in
#Afghanistan
.
The Defenders Protocol is a high-level level set of principals for a person to use when trying to take care of their physical safety, digital security, and wellbeing and resilience.
Pashto version:
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A full house for our friend
@jodieginsberg
from
@pressfreedom
as she introduces the work of
@azaizamotaz9
- at 25 years old, an amateur photographer who became the eyes of the world in
#Gaza
- this week named one of
#TIME100
for 2024.
#ijf24
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Perugia’s Auditorium San Francisco stands as one to applaude and salute the courage and witness of
@azaizamotaz9
.
#ijf24
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A huge tragedy and a great loss.
#RoryPeckAwards
finalist & freelance photographer/video journalist Nabil Hasan al-Quaety who worked for news outlets incl.
@AFP
was killed yesterday in Aden - just for doing his job.
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🚨Urgent - please share widely!
We are raising funds for safety kit for freelance journalists in
#Ukraine
. Our partners in the Journalists In Distress Network will procure & deliver this vital equipment.
Please donate + share to help us with this appeal👇
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Here's the full story of how
@KatyTurNBC
&
@kimwim
ended up raising nearly £3k for the Trust! Thank you both!
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Journalist
@RanaAyyub
has described the trolling she’s received in the past weeks as “something I have never witnessed before.” RPT calls for an end to these intimidation tactics and stands in support of Rana & other journalists covering current events in India.
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We are saddened to hear of the assassination of freelance journalist & 2016
#RoryPeckAwards
finalist Nabil Hassan this morning.
Yemeni photographer and cameraman, and 2016
@rorypecktrust
finalist, Nabil Hassan, was reportedly assassinated near his home in Aden today.
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Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Palestinian freelancer Rami Rayan, killed on Wednesday in
#Gaza
http://t.co/j8iSzSQ2Ha
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⚠️Our Crisis Fund provides grants to help with temporary relocation & temporary accommodation as well as safety kits including flak jackets, helmets etc.
🙏Please share widely - we want to reach our
#Ukrainian
freelancer community as a matter of urgency.
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The Judges have made their decisions and we are thrilled to announce the
#RoryPeckAwards
2022 Finalists!
Our talented finalists have been selected out of 100's of entries, with investigations covering the globe, from Ukraine to Nigeria.
Meet them 👇
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We're delighted that NBC foreign correspondent
@KatyTurNBC
is choosing to help RPT!
#charitytuesday
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This week we announced that Daphne Caruana Galizia will be honoured at the
#RoryPeckAwards
2018 on 1st Nov
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🚨UKRAINIAN FREELANCE JOURNALISTS🚨
Our Crisis Fund can help with temporary relocation & temporary accommodation. We also fund replacement equipment, safety kits including helmets & flak jackets.
More info:
#journalismsafety
#UkraineConflict
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For freelance photojournalist Paul Conroy, who was with Marie Colvin when she died, this week's US court verdict that the Assad regime was liable for her murder came as vindication. Feature film
#APrivateWar
tells her story – see Monday's satellite event:
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In memory of freelance photographer Mohamed Ben Khalifa
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We're thinking of freelance journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
and her family, who should have been celebrating her 54th birthday today. Daphne was murdered last October in Malta, but her legacy lives on
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NBC's Correspondent & author of
#Unbelievable
@KatyTurNBC
is co-hosting the
#RoryPeckAwards
on 23 Oct. Buy tickets
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A plea from the wife of freelance journalist Kenji Goto as his release deadline approaches:
http://t.co/f3E0ROHTBT
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🏆We're extremely proud to announce our 2021 finalists, selected from an incredible range of entries highlighting the extraordinary talent & dedication of freelance journalists, camera operators + filmmakers worldwide.
See their profiles here👇
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🏆The
#RoryPeckAwards
are open for entries!
🔸Submit an entry for a story you've worked on in the last year.
🔸Nominate a freelancer or field producer who deserves recognition for their contribution to newsgathering.
🗓️Deadline: Aug 4
Enter the Awards👇
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🏆And the
#winner
of our News Award sponsored by
@GoogleNewsInit
is…
@SolanKolli
for ‘The Cost of War: coverage of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict’ commissioned by
@AFP
.
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We’re excited to announce the launch of our first ever Christmas appeal to raise funds for freelance journalists in crisis. The Trust has been supporting freelancers for 25 years - help us raise £25k to
#supportfreelancejournos
. Please donate & share:
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This February, please join us and show your love ❤️ for freelance journalists by donating the cost of a cup of coffee.☕️
You can donate by scanning the QR code in the video or online🔗
Together we can make this Valentine's a whole lot more meaningful.
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ANNOUNCING: Finalists for
#RoryPeckAwards
2018 - outstanding films and footage this year from
#freelancers
across the globe
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Exciting news! We've just launched our new online
#DigitalSecurity
guide to provide clear, concise steps for
#freelance
journalists to regain control over their info in the digital space
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Are you (i) a
#freelance
cameraman/camerawoman (ii) proud of work you've had broadcast since 1 July 2017? Enter it for
#RoryPeckAwards
2018!
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Called a liar by Trump,
@KatyTurNBC
will help us honour journalists that tell the truth at
#RoryPeckAwards
on Oct 23
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Next month sees the release of 'Fearless: The Story of Daphne Caruana Galizia', an investigative journalist killed by a car bomb attack in October 2017. It looks an amazing read. We assisted Daphne’s son Matthew who works for the foundation set up in his mother’s name.
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Journalist
@RanaAyyub
is in conversation with
@SalilTripathi
&
@MukulikaB
at a
@SAsiaLSE
event on
#journalism
, social media & free speech.
'We are past the stage where we can ignore threats," Rana says.
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16 October will mark 2 years since the assassination of Maltese journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
. Join us as we honour her legacy - details here:
@pen_int
@RSF_inter
@article19org
@pressfreedom
@aej_uk
@TransparencyUK
@CJAjournalists
@IndexCensorship
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.
@WFP
programme pays tribute to Japanese freelancer Kenji Goto
http://t.co/fi3tdQJVDv
http://t.co/RGZMXwwHfg
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Our thoughts are with the loved ones of American freelance
#journalist
Chris Allen who was killed in S. Sudan on Sat
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To honour investigative journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
's memory three months on from the day she was killed in Malta, we're sharing one of her powerful quotes
#PressFreedom
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There aren't many places freelance journalists can turn to for help with essential costs such as bills, rent, food & medical expenses.
Please make a donation to our Winter Appeal. All funds raised will go directly to our Crisis Fund in 2023.
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.
@RSF_inter
and the global
#photography
community are mobilising for imprisoned freelance photojournalist
@ShawkanZeid
from Egypt, who faces the possibility of a death sentence:
#MyPicForShawkan
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The fifth and final freelancer in this week’s
#WorldPressFreedomDay
series is journalist & photographer Sally Hayden from Ireland, who currently focuses on migration, conflict and humanitarian crises. Here she is photographed [left] while reporting in Burkina Faso in 2014
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We believe in helping independent journalists who are exposing injustices & shining a light on the world’s darkest corners.
If you do too, support our 🎄Christmas appeal with an online donation:
Or text FREELANCE20 to 70085 to donate £20
🙏Thank you
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👏Huge congratulations👏
@ankaboy
@karimtl
@ramitanavai
@KimPaulNguyen
@ThingsByChrisP
@JamalMOsman
@georgehenton
@ihbarus
@bhattburhan02
@raulgaab
@AminSikka
@parthpunter
@alitheasm
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We are delighted the
#RoryPeckAwards
2022 will be hosted by BBC Chief Correspondent and Presenter and RPT Trustee
@CliveMyrieBBC
.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
Find out more in our Awards Announcement Newsletter here:
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We're relieved to hear freelance photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, has been released from prison. Arrested in August 2013 while covering a protest in Cairo, he had been detained for over five years. We send our warmest wishes to Shawkan & his family
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud abouzied "Shawkan" arrives to his home in Giza,egypt, After his release after more than five years in the prison.
© Mohamed El Raai
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At a point when freelance journalists are facing increasing threats worldwide, your support has helped us provide skills & tools to manage risks, and emergency assistance in times of crisis. Thank you
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Important
@FreedomofPress
guide on what to do if your phone is seized by police -
#freelancers
, know your rights:
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To mark
#InternationalWomensDay2019
, this Friday the
@UN
&
@BritishMuseum
will present Under The Wire - the film based on freelance photographer Paul Conroy's book about his &
#MarieColvin
's assignment in Syria in 2012. Info:
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Egyptian prosecutors are seeking the death sentence for freelance photographer
@ShawkanZeid
after he covered a protest in 2013. His work is on display in London over the next three weeks - please show support.
#FreeShawkan
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On Marie Colvin and the personal cost of covering war: we spoke to freelance photographer Paul Conroy (
@reflextv
), friend & colleague of Marie, and director
@MattHeineman
about the importance of telling her story at a time when journalists are under attack
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We are excited to announce the launch our new Legal Fund for freelance journalists! ⚖️
This fund will ensure that freelancers around the world can access legal assistance, even when they are unable to afford a lawyer or trial costs.
Apply here👇
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This week, to mark
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, we’ll be sharing daily photo collections that give a glimpse into the working lives of freelance journalists across the world: their challenges, work they’re proud of, and reality on the ground. Join on our Twitter, FB & Instagram
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Deeply saddened & shocked by killing of freelance journalist Kenji Goto by IS. Our hearts are with wife Rinko, family, friends, colleagues.
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Huge congratulations to freelance photojournalist
@NicoleTung6
on receiving the 2018 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting |
@JamesFoleyFund
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Shawkan, an Egyptian
#freelance
photojournalist will face trial on Feb 6th. He has committed no crime.
#FreeShawkan
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PLEASE SHARE:
🇺🇦We want to reach our Ukrainian
#freelance
journalist community with details of our Crisis Fund which can provide help with costs for safety kits including flak jackets and helmets.
More info here👇
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Nearly 20 years ago, I met a young Afghan TV journalist.
@LNajafizada
went on to lead
@TOLOnews
. One of great heroes of
#Afghanistan
’s
#pressfreedom
pre-2021. Today he continues to fly the flag for Afghan journalism via
@AmuTelevision
. JW
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that the good do nothing.
#defendmediafreedom
#EndImpunity
Thank you to all who joined us in our vigil for slain journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
@RSF_inter
@pen_int
@TI_EU
@article19europe
@aej_int
@CPJ_Eurasia
@pressfreedom
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Let's be clear; fixers are journalists, without them there would be no story. End of story.
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#Freelance
photojournalist
@ShawkanZeid
turns 29 today. He has been in prison since August 2013. He has committed no crime.
#FreeShawkan
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Congratulations to Ramón Campos
@IriartePhoto
& Alejandro Bernal
@alejandrobernal
, winners of this year’s News Features Award for their film ‘In Enemy Territory, commissioned by
@AJWitness
.
“Winning the Rory Peck Awards means the world to us”- Ramon Campos.
#RoryPeckAwards
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In tribute to freelance journalist Kim Wall and in support of
@TheKimWallFund
, charity runs will take place worldwide tomorrow - marking a year since she went missing while working on a story
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"Here's an example of someone who cared for what she did & her subject matter so much that it cost her her life." Paul Conroy (
@reflextv
) remembers his friend & colleague Marie Colvin, who was killed in Syria in 2012, ahead of
#APrivateWar
's UK release
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Want to help
#journalists
& media workers in
#Afghanistan
?
Here are 3 organisations working hard to protect lives👇
🙏Please support their work.
@IWMF
@IFJGlobal
@forfreemedia
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A special commendation to
@joshbakerstory
&
@saraobeidat
for their film, The Shamima Begum Story, which the judges recognised as a brilliant piece of filmmaking and having the unique skill of providing the viewer with all the evidence to make their own conclusions.
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Here's the moment when
@shirley_abraham
&
@amitmadheshiya
were announced winners of the News Features Award, presented by
@MaryamNemazee
. 👏 👏
#RoryPeckAwards
2023
@guardian
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The winner of this year’s Martin Adler Prize is Maha Hussaini
@MahaGaza
, nominated by
@MiddleEastEye
. Congratulations!
‘I am very proud to receive this prize because it means that my stories can cross sealed borders, despite all the attempts to keep them unread’ – Maha.
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📢Freelancers📢
Today we launch our 'Resilience Programme': a 2-part initiative to support freelance journalists with free trauma & resilience workshops + a fund to cover the cost of therapy.
Read about the full programme / Sign up for a workshop here👇
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This year's news winner -
@waadalkateab
inside al-Quds Hospital
#Aleppo
@Channel4News
- congratulations to all finalists!
#RoryPeckAwards
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The 4th freelancer in our
#WPFD18
series is Ukrainian photographer Alena Grom. Born in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014, Alena fled with her family to live in Kyiv. Her work focuses on children living in conflict zones and refugees in her country
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The 2022
#RoryPeckAwards
@bfi
showcased some exceptional global talent to an influential international media audience.
Here are the 2022 Winners
@bhattburhan02
@ankaboy
@JamalMOsman
@AminSikka
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Great beginner's guide to digital security for journos &
#freelancers
by
@mshelton
+
@geminiimatt
for
#mozfest
:
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We’re pleased to announce this year’s
#RoryPeckAwards
finalists - including
#freelancers
from 8 countries! 🏆
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A must-watch
@nytimes
piece on
@HadiAlabdallah
and the journalists in
#Syria
who risk their lives to cover the war:
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay2019
! Read about some of the inspiring women freelancers we've supported in the past year
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🇺🇦We want to reach out to Freelance Journalists in
#Ukraine
Please help share details of our Crisis Fund which can help cover the costs of safety kits including helmets and flak jackets.
More info here 👇
#UkraineConflict
#journosafety
#PressFreedom
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The Prize will be collected by Daphne's eldest son
@mcaruanagalizia
at the
#RoryPeckAwards
ceremony this Thursday
Daphne Caruana Galizia to be honoured posthumously at freelance journalism awards for her 'extraordinary dedication and courage'
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🔴 The Filipino journalist
@mariaressa
risks life imprisonment. Take part in the
#HoldTheLine
mass solidarity campaign in support of Maria, independent media and democracy.
#WPFD2021
⬇
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We've just announced our finalists for the 🏆2020 Rory Peck Awards🏆selected from an incredible range of entries from around the world! See the full list here:
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Philip Pendlebury, Jake Hanrahan & Mohammed Ismael Rasool are journalists not terrorists
#Turkey
#freevicenewsstaff
http://t.co/etMO3QSxfA
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We think of these two inspiring and brave freelance journalists often.
Thinking tonight of two courageous journalists, who have come to matter deeply to me, whose time was cruelly cut short. Tomorrow marks three years since Christopher Allen’s killing, and should have been
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
’s 56th birthday. We press on for justice for them both.
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In memory of
#freelancer
Kim Wall, killed in her line of work last year, the inaugural grant of
@TheKimWallFund
for women journalists covering subculture is now open for applications until 2 February 2018
@IWMF
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This is Syrian
#freelance
photographer Msallam Abd Albaset. Today he’ll be the first freelancer in this week’s
#WPFD18
series to share photos from his workplace: Eastern Ghouta,
#Syria
.
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If you're a
#freelance
journalist on the look-out for fellowships or grants, whether international or regional, we have a set of resources tailored for you
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Deeply shocked and saddened by the killing of freelance journalist
@LyraMcKee
during riots in Derry last night. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues
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It is now six months since freelance journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in Malta. Today, vigils will be held worldwide - in London, Edinburgh, Valletta, Washington DC, Brussels, Berlin, Dresden + Amsterdam. Here are the details for London's vigil:
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Applications now open for women and non-binary photojournalists. This programme pairs early career journos with mentors from The New York Times, The Guardian, the Associated Press, and Apple, among others.
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A vigil and call for justice has been organised for the two year anniversary of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
death on 16 October. Details here:
As we approach the two year anniversary of the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
, CPJ calls for those who ordered her killing to be held accountable.
#EndImpunity
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Palestinian cameraman Yasser Murtaja ran his own media company in
#Gaza
. He made a platform for freelancers and helped sell their footage. He was shot fatally this weekend by Israeli forces, while carrying a camera and wearing a press vest. We remember him
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James Foley was a talented journalist and an exceptional person. Our thoughts our now with his family and friends.
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🏆 We never cease to be amazed & inspired by the talent & conviction of our award nominees. Kudos to all the finalists & congratulations to our 2023 winners.
📣 Here they are:
@ahmermkhan
@Jeky_Kelly
@shirley_abraham
@amitmadheshiya
@Galaelle
@carolinebrni
@jeremymart1n
🙌
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The abduction and six-year prison sentence of Azeri freelance journalist Afgan Mukhtarli has sent shock waves worldwide. His wife
@LeylaMustafaeva
, also a freelancer, shares the family’s story with RPT:
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Honouring the legacy of Marie Colvin, whose remarkable career spanning 30 years was dedicated to exposing the atrocities of war.
@MarieColvinnet
continues to champion her bravery, compassion and commitment to journalism. Support them here👇
#RememberingMarie
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📢 Freelancers, don’t miss this.
The first event in our new Surviving as a Freelance Journalist series: Who’s got your back? Essential Insurance Tips. To help journalists navigate the complex area of insurance.
An expert panel will present a comprehensive overview plus Q&A.
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📣 Announcing the 2023
#RoryPeckAward
Finalists 👏 👏
Thank you to everyone that entered & congratulations to our Finalists who were selected from hundreds of outstanding entries.
See the full list of Award Finalists here:
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Today marks 3 months since Maltese investigative journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
was killed. Show support for her family & friends by attending a vigil today at Malta House from 1pm, or keep her memory alive by sharing Daphne's words:
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