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”.
Sadia Jamil
Assistant Professor and Director of Research, School of International Communications at University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
I have contributed over 10 publications in past 5 years into freedom of expression, media freedom and safety of journalists. Details can be accessed at google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GS587OcAAAAJ&hl=en
Definition of journalists' safety
Journalists' safety means the capacity of journalists to work in an environment that does not pose risks to their physical, psychological, financial, digital, legal, and emotional well-beings.Future plans for research on journalists' safety
I am currently working on a book project into Safety of Journalists within the African context.- Research focuses:
- Physical, Psychological, Digital, Financial, Legal
- Methods used in research:
- Surveys, Focus groups, Interviews, Ethnography
- Countries of research focus:
- Pakistan, India, Middle East, Africa
