Journalists under fire
Gio 10 aprile 2025
10:30 - 11:20
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The tactics used to target journalists in the U.S. are both shaped by and shaping attacks against press freedom around the world. In a September 2024 op-ed A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, described countries like Hungary, India and Brazil as similar to the U.S., with leaders like Trump and Bolsonaro swapping tactics for targeting journalists and sowing public distrust against the media.
According to the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, attacks against press freedom are intensifying in every corner of the world. Investigating the case study of journalists covering the 2024 U.S. elections provides an indicator of the crackdowns that happen against journalists within democracies. This year, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) set out on an ambitious initiative to provide safety training to as many local U.S. journalists as possible ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, and we collected in-depth survey and interview data from 610 journalists who attended the IWMF’s safety trainings across 11 states. The resulting report, Journalists Under Fire: U.S. Media Report Daily Threats, Harassment and Attacks at Home, revealed a shocking number of threats to American journalists’ safety and wellbeing, ranging from physical violence to gun violence, verbal attacks and sexual harassment while on assignment.
Internationally, in collaboration with feminist-led international organizations advocating for journalist safety, the Safety in Numbers initiative is supporting newsrooms internationally with policy development and identity-informed safety training with a focus on three regions - Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan African and Latin America & the Caribbean.
The IWMF will lead this panel to discuss the journalist safety situation in the U.S. and the international parallels we are finding through these programs. We will discuss the findings of our Journalists Under Fire report and the ongoing work of the Safety in Numbers consortium.
The session will include actionable recommendations for newsrooms and media NGOs to enhance staff and freelancer safety around the world. The objective of this work, and this panel, is to foster a culture of safety in newsrooms and to demonstrate that regardless of size or budget, it is possible for all newsrooms to implement policies that protect their journalists.
Introduced by Kathy Im.
Moderated by Elisa Lees Muñoz.
Organised in association with International Women’s Media Foundation.
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Dana Coester
Dana Coester is founder and editor in chief for the digital media outlet 100 Days in Appalachia, which received a national Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage on extremism and political violence. She is passionate about community media, the preservation of local press freedoms, and founded the Rural Digital Resilience Project to address the unique issues that America’s rural communities and local journalists face on and offline. Coester is also a professor at West Virginia University School of Journalism and Communications. Coester received a 2023-24 JustFilms award for her documentary film Raised by Wolves, was named a Benedum Distinguished Scholar and received a Media Democracy Fund ""Unicorn"" award. Coester serves in a leadership role for the IWMF's Coalition Against Online Violence, and has been an invited speaker at the Aspen Festival of Ideas, Newsgeist North America, the Council on Foreign Relations, among others, and has led work cited in testimonies before two congressional committees.
Andrea Hernandez
Andrea Hernández is a distinguished Honduran journalist with over nine years of experience in both audiovisual media and written press. She is highly regarded for her investigative reporting, focusing on government and private sector corruption, judicial matters, migration, poverty, and violence in Honduras. Recognized for her courageous and in-depth approach, Hernández is one of the few women in the country who produces, directs, and conducts high-profile interview forums with politicians and government officials, while also facilitating dialogues with prominent international figures. Throughout her career, Hernández has participated in several prestigious programs aimed at enhancing her expertise in media and human rights. She is a fellow of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), having participated in initiatives such as ¡Exprésate! LGBTQI+ and Women’s Rights Reporting, and the HEFAT Hostile Environment and First Aid Training in Mexico. Additionally, she has received training in data journalism for Citizen Security from The University of Texas at Austin, supported by USAID, PNUD, and Infosegura. Hernández has also completed advanced economic and financial reporting training in Santiago, Chile, through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A passionate human rights advocate with a background in international law, Hernández has been a trailblazer in reporting on high-profile cases, including the extradition of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is currently serving a sentence in the United States for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy and related firearm offenses. Committed to explanatory journalism, Hernández strives to engage and inform her audience on complex issues that deeply impact society. Her work, often undertaken under challenging conditions, continues to shape public understanding of critical socio-political matters in Honduras.