TWO EVENTS: PANEL DISCUSSION AND WORKSHOP

1. Panel discussion: Journalism in the Age of Terrorism

When: October 27, 2.30pm-4pm

Where: The Age, Fairfax Media House 655 Collins St, Melbourne

RSVP: nathalie.clarke@fairfaxmedia.com.au by 3:30pm Wednesday October 26

In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack, the safety of journalists became front page news and the subject of increased attention from editors and media executives.

The risks of reporting in the Age of Terrorism – from cyber attacks to frontline murder and newsroom assaults – are real and increasingly widespread.

This panel discussion will assess the global realities and local impacts

Panelists: International News Safety Institute (INSI) executive director Hannah Storm; editor in chief of the The Age, Mark Forbes; investigations editor, The Age, Michael Bachelard; Sydney Morning Herald photographer, Kate Geraghty. Moderator: Julie Posetti

2. INSI Newsroom Safety Workshop

When: October 28, 9.30am-midday

Where: The Age, Fairfax Media House 655 Collins St, Melbourne

RSVP: nathalie.clarke@fairfaxmedia.com.au by 3:30pm Wednesday October 26

A workshop exploring 21st century safety risks in journalism practice.

Three teams of 10 participants – each facilitated by a newsroom safety expert and two newsroom leaders – will work collaboratively on response plans for scenarios considered to be realistic risks involved in the contemporary practice of journalism. They will then report back to the group on proposed plans of action for managing each scenario. The exercise will be documented by the Fairfax Media Learning Hub and the outcomes shared across the industry. Themes:

a. Commissioning content and reassessing risk: from warzones to the local court house. Ethics, challenges and risks (Newsroom leaders: Maher Mughrabi, Michelle Griffin)

b. Combating online harassment and improving digital safety (Newsroom leaders: Alex Lavelle, Miki Perkins)

c. Gender issues: responding to harrassment, discrimination and abuse in our newsrooms (Newsroom Leaders: Margie Easterbrook, Gina McColl)