Opportunities

Safety Training for Reporters Covering the U.S. Border with Mexico

The ACOS Alliance, in collaboration with the with the Freedom of the Press Foundation, The Centre for Investigative Journalism and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is calling for local and freelance journalists covering migration and related stories on the U.S. border with Mexico to apply for one of two intensive safety training programs taking place on Aug. 15 in Albuquerque, NM, and on Aug. 18-19 in El Paso, TX. Covering digital, physical, psycho-social and legal safety aspects, both programs are designed to support and strengthen the safety skills of participants during an increasingly uncertain time for journalist security in the U.S. The deadline to apply is July 3. Read more and apply here.