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We protect independent journalism by empowering freelance journalists worldwide. Posts signed JW by Exec Director. Also on Bluesky: @rorypecktrust.bsky.social
Joined October 2010
Freedom is built on media freedom. For 30 years the Rory Peck Trust has been supporting the truthtellers and freelance journalists in the field who are revealing corruption and exposing injustices in all corners of the world. #RPT30 #anniversary #journalismmatters . Donate
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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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Maha Hussaini was nominated for - and won - the Martin Adler Award in 2020 for specific reporting assignments the previous year. Palestinian journalists like Maha are subjected to scrutiny and criticism of their posts on social media, rarely applied to journalists elsewhere. Such.
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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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Congratulations to all the Winners of this year's #RoryPeckAwards. 👏👏. 🏆Belal al-Sabbagh & Yousseff Hassoun.🏆@vanessa_bowles & Jaber Badwan .🏆Ibrahim Al Otla .🏆@aselmousa . For the first time ever, the winning entries across all four Awards categories focus on a single
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We're delighted that NBC foreign correspondent @KatyTurNBC is choosing to help RPT! #charitytuesday
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The final award of the evening is the Martin Adler Prize awarded to @aselmousa for her work covering the war, suffering and displacement in her homeland. Thank you to @swedeninuk for their support of this prize.
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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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📢#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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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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A powerful acceptance speech from @VanBowles winner alongside @jaber_badwan of the Sony Impact Award for Current Affairs for their film Kill Zone-Inside Gaza. 🏆
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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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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 final category in the #RoryPeckAwards, the Martin Adler Prize supported by @swedeninuk. This prize honours a local freelance journalist whose work has made a significant contribution to international newsgathering. The first freelancer to be shortlisted is @ZekuZelalem.
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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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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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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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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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.@WFP programme pays tribute to Japanese freelancer Kenji Goto http://t.co/fi3tdQJVDv
http://t.co/RGZMXwwHfg.
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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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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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.@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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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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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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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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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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👏Huge congratulations👏.@ankaboy.@karimtl.@ramitanavai.@KimPaulNguyen.@ThingsByChrisP.@JamalMOsman.@georgehenton.@ihbarus.@bhattburhan02.@raulgaab.@AminSikka.@parthpunter.@alitheasm.
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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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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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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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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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We are proud to announce the 2024 #RoryPeckAwards finalists. Find out about each of the nominees and their entries here 🔗 Our 12 finalists have brought to light the profound effects of war, oppression, and gang violence on communities globally, with
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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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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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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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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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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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Shawkan, an Egyptian #freelance photojournalist will face trial on Feb 6th. He has committed no crime. #FreeShawkan
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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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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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Let's be clear; fixers are journalists, without them there would be no story. End of story.
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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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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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"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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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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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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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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#Freelance photojournalist @ShawkanZeid turns 29 today. He has been in prison since August 2013. He has committed no crime. #FreeShawkan
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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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A staffer wouldn’t go on assignment without a risk and safety assessment. #Freelancers, make sure you check in with our Risk & Safety Helpdesk before your next assignment. You’ll get tailored, expert safety advice during a 1-2-1 online meet. Check in here
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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 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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Great beginner's guide to digital security for journos & #freelancers by @mshelton + @geminiimatt for #mozfest:
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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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We’re pleased to announce this year’s #RoryPeckAwards finalists - including #freelancers from 8 countries! 🏆
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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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A must-watch @nytimes piece on @HadiAlabdallah and the journalists in #Syria who risk their lives to cover the war:
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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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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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Philip Pendlebury, Jake Hanrahan & Mohammed Ismael Rasool are journalists not terrorists #Turkey #freevicenewsstaff
http://t.co/etMO3QSxfA.
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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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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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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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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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🏆We're inviting #freelance reporters, filmmakers and camera operators to enter their work for the #RoryPeckAwards 2024. Please spread the word!. Entries🔗 Deadline: July 5th. ➡️Showcase your work to an influential media audience.➡️Attend the Awards in
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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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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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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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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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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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