UNESCO is the lead UN Agency for promoting freedom of expression and safety of journalists as part of its mandate to “promote the free flow of ideas by word and image”.
Leire Iturregui Mardaras
Associate Professor at University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
Safety of journalists embedded journalism gender and safety conflict journalism war reporting
I hold a degree in Journalism and in Political Science and Administration, specializing in International Relations. My research lines include: conflict journalism, institutional communication, professional and working conditions of journalists, and gender, communication, and education. My doctoral thesis (2011) focused on embedded journalists, under the title “Origin and Evolution of the Relationship between Journalists and Military in Operations: The Embedded System in Iraq 2003”. International stays: a four-month research stay (2017) at the University of Munich (LMU) in Germany, and visiting professor (Erasmus) in the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, in Paris (2021). Codirector, together with María José Cantalapiedra, of the project “Safety conditions of Spanish journalists covering international conflicts: defining elements and analysis of their safety before, during and after reporting (JOSAFCON)”, funded by the Ministry of Science and Universities (Spain) (2022-2026).
Future plans for research on journalists' safety
We are working on the project “Safety conditions of Spanish journalists covering international conflicts: defining elements and analysis of their safety before, during and after reporting (JOSAFCON)” which began in September 2022 and will be in effect until September 2026.- Research focuses:
- Physical, Psychological, Financial
- Methods used in research:
- Surveys, Interviews, Focus groups
- Countries of research focus:
- Spain
