Contextualised scenarios
For inspiration of regional or country-specific scenarios to use during the training, you can take a look at the Personas created by Usable.
Digital security
Digital security courses on Totem
Totem is an online learning platform that offers educational courses about digital security and privacy, and related tools and tactics for journalists, activists and human rights defenders in a safe, online classroom environment.
The courses are all free of charge, available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Farsi, and can be found here.
- Online course: Phishing Attacks (Totem)
- Online course: Secure Messaging Apps (Totem)
- Online course: Secure Passwords (Totem)
- Online course: How to Bypass Internet Censorship (Totem)
Other digital security resources
- Digital Security Guide (Rory Peck Trust)
- Digital Safety Kit (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists (Global Cyber Alliance)
- DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity (HACK*BLOSSOM)
Online harassment
- Online course: Know Your Trolls (Totem)
- Online course: Keep it Private (Totem)
- Online course: Online Harassment: Journalists’ Strategies for Defense (International Women’s Media Foundation)
- Online course: Digital Hygiene Lessons (TrollBusters)
- Online Harassment Field Manual (PEN America)
- Speak Up & Stay Safe(r): A Guide to Protecting Yourself from Online Harassment (Feminist Frequency)
- OnlineSOS Action Center (OnlineSOS)
- The Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women (vpnMentor)
- How to Dox Yourself on the Internet: A step-by-step guide to finding and removing your personal information from the internet (New York Times)
- Legal Remedies to Address Online Harassment (International Press Institute)
- Take Control of Technology to End Gender-Based Violence: Be Safe (Take Back the Tech)
- The Complete Guide to Understanding and Dealing with Online Trolls (Ragen Chastain)
- Video: Interview with Arzu Geybullayeva on online harassment (OSCE)
Sexual harassment
- Let’s Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety & Women in Journalism (Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma)
- If You’re Being Harassed: 12-Step Approach (Press Forward)
- Sexual Harassment in the Media (Women in News)
Psycho-social well-being
- How Journalists Can Protect Their Mental Health Before, During, and After Assignments (IREX)
- Resources for Wellbeing & Stress Management (Front Line Defenders)
- Self-care toolkits (Rated R)
- Dealing with Hate Campaigns: Toolkit for Journalists (Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma)
- Psychological Safety: Online Harassment and How to Protect Your Mental Health (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Coping with Emotional Impact on Online Harassment (International Press Institute & Dart Centre Europe)
- Covering Trauma; Six Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health (Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma)
Situational awareness
- Example selective attention test, part of Day 4, session 4.4
- Example selective attention test, part of Day 4, session 4.4
- Safety Advisories (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Physical Safety: Solo Reporting (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Physical Safety: Covering Elections (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Physical Safety: Civil Disorder (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Physical Safety: Terrorist Attacks (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Physical Safety: War Reporting (Committee to Protect Journalists)
- Physical Safety: Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather (Committee to Protect Journalists)
Individual emergency support
- Reporters Respond emergency support for journalists in distress (Free Press Unlimited)
- Legal Defense Fund for journalists (Free Press Unlimited)
- One-on-one digital security support (Access Now Helpline)
For a full overview of international emergency support organisations, please see this overview.