The International News Safety Institute (INSI) works with the media industry to improve journalists' physical, digital and psychological safety.
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Journalists cover the worst days in other people's lives. Who looks after them? Our new handbook, out today. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Journalists face unique pressures, and supporting their mental health takes more than isolated interventions. Our new handbook introduces a holistic approach to help newsrooms provide meaningful, lasting support. #Journalism #MentalHealth #HealthyNewsrooms
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It’s time to make journalist wellbeing a newsroom priority.Unchecked stress leads to burnout, poor morale and costly mistakes. Investing in mental health protects journalists, strengthens newsrooms and improves reporting.
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Journalists cover the worst days in other people's lives. Who looks after their wellbeing? INSI has published a step-by-step guide to help news leaders set up support for journalists dealing with stress and trauma.
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ou don't need a big budget to start supporting your journalists. You need a plan. Here's one. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Looking after journalists' mental health is part of keeping them safe. Our new handbook shows newsrooms how. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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It's #WorldMentalHealthDay. Today we're publishing a practical guide to looking after the people who bring us the news.
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#DRC 🇨🇩 @RSF_inter warns that the March 23 Movement is turning shipping containers into secret prisons for journalists - a chilling signal of how critical reporting is being punished with inhumane detention. ifex.org/rsf-investigation-i…
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CPJ calls on Israeli authorities to provide immediate and transparent explanations for the deaths in Israeli custody of #Palestinian journalist #Ihab_Diab and media worker #Marwan_Harzallah, return their bodies to their families without delay, and ensure an independent, impartial investigation that leads to accountability.
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On April 8, 2026, journalist Suzan Khalil, a reporter and presenter for pro-Hezbollah Al-Manar TV and @alnourradio, was killed in an Israeli air strike that targeted a building in the town of #Kaifun, in the Mount #Lebanon Governorate, about 26 kilometers (16 miles) from #Beirut.
The strike came amid an escalation in Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, hours after a ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. was announced. Israel said it would continue strikes in Lebanon.
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To see all the portraits of journalists killed in Lebanon: channeldraw.org/2026/03/31/p…
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“Phone calls, text messages and in-person conversations among friends, colleagues and family members have become key channels for sharing information,” a journalist inside Iran says.
Read CPJ’s report on how Middle East journalists navigate internet blackouts ⤵️
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We live in challenging times. In country after country, authoritarian leaders are gaining ground. Democracy is being pushed back and freedom of expression can no longer be taken for granted in many places. The erosion often begins with restrictions on media freedom.
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#Lebanon: CPJ strongly condemns the killing of Lebanese journalist Ghada Dayekh in an Israeli airstrike on her home in the southern city of Tyre on Tuesday. Dayekh, a presenter and reporter at the privately-owned Sawt Al-Farah radio station.
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Portraits that remember what war tries to erase: the faces of Lebanese journalists killed while reporting, while witnessing, while refusing silence.
From the southern border to targeted strikes, documenting the truth has become a deadly risk.
These drawings are not just images—they are acts of resistance, keeping memory alive where accountability is still absent. #Lebanon
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“Journalists are being killed at a pace and scale that should shock the conscience of the world. These are not isolated tragedies; they reflect a systematic failure to uphold the most basic protections owed to civilian journalists under international law,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah “CPJ has consistently warned that without accountability, these attacks will continue to escalate, emboldening those who seek to silence independent reporting through violence.”
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The abduction of American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson in #Baghdad brings back into sharp focus an increasingly urgent and uncomfortable truth: in some parts of the world, reporting the story has become almost indistinguishable from the risk of disappearing.
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On Tuesday, in the Iraqi capital, @shellykittleson was kidnapped under still unclear circumstances. According to #Iraq’s Interior Ministry, security forces immediately launched an operation based on what it described as “precise intelligence,” intercepting one of the vehicles believed to belong to the kidnappers. The car overturned as it attempted to flee. Kittleson was not inside. Local reports place the abduction near the Baghdad Hotel on Saadoun Street—a central, busy area, crossed daily by civilians, workers, and journalists.
That detail matters. It signals something deeper: nowhere is truly safe.
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