Articles by Chris Post - Executive Director / Safety Advisor

The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine has kindly translated my Journalist Safety course materials from the March 1st workshop to be used as a self guided learning module. Conditions have deteriorated all across Ukraine…

Unexploded ordnance (UXO, sometimes abbreviated as UO), unexploded bombs (UXBs), and explosive remnants of war (ERW) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition, and other munitions) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation, sometimes many decades after they…

Offering a third safety seminar for Journalists in Ukraine on March 8th, 2022 at 2000 Kiev time This course is for journalists operating in and around Ukraine. This seminar will cover a variety of new…

If you missed the Tuesday, March 1st safety seminar held on Zoom for freelancers and local Ukrainian Journalists you can watch the entire two-hour presentation here. Ukraine Journalist Safety Seminar #2 from Chris Post on…

While the threat of a radiation related incident is very rare, proper precautions, understanding risk and how to limit exposure is essential for journalists working in areas where radioactive materials are used, stored or have…

Семінар з безпеки журналістів-фрілансерів в Україні та підвищувальна освіта «Зупини кров» №2 UPDATE: The Tuesday March 1st seminar will now be translated in real time from english to Ukrainian with a native speaker joining us…

This course is for freelance journalists operating in and around Ukraine. This seminar will cover basic medical treatments including the “Stop The Bleed” catastrophic bleeding management, how to use the content in your IFAK kit,…

The only truly safe TV live shot is one that never happens, there will always be some element of risk. The good news is that we can mitigate some of that risk with basic safety…

This just might be the coolest thing ever to arrive in the mail! The pandemic forced a virtual awards ceremony and instead of receiving the Emmy immediately at the event, we received them in the…