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Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Awareness for Journalists

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…


Ukraine Journalist Safety Seminar #3

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…


(Review) Ukraine Journalist Safety Seminar #2

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…


Radiation Exposure & Contamination

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…




Live Shot Safety

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…


Emmy Award winner

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…


RTDNA21 – The Year of the Team

Thank you for attending my seminar. Here are the files we used in class. You can use these two sheets to discuss P.E.T.E in your newsroom! PETE-Risk-Assessment-Worksheet-1Download PETE-Scenarios-1to4Download Head-Set-Partnership-Deck_with-videoDownload


Rule #1, Don’t become the news.. except

Humanitarian first, photojournalist second! Last week I broke one of the cardinal rules of journalism, “Don’t become the news”. I found myself in a weird position and I thought I would share that with all…