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A selection of resources for journalists and news rooms are below. Further resources are available on member organizations’ websites:
| Guide to Understanding Defamation Laws by the Legal Network for Journalists at Risk, Committee to Protect Journalists, Media Defence and the Thomson Reuters Foundation | These Guides provide journalists and newsrooms with a practical understanding of defamation laws and the steps they can take to mitigate defamation liability in Brazil, Ethiopia, India and Peru. |
| Training Resource Hub by Media Defence | This Hub contains training materials and resources on freedom of expression such as digital rights, privacy security & data protection, and hate speech. |
| eReader by Media Defence | This eReader contains summary and advanced modules on digital rights and freedom of expression online in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Understanding the Laws relating to ‘Fake News’ In Russia by the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Thomson Reuters Foundation | A short user-friendly, practical guidance for both journalists and newsrooms seeking to understand Russia’s “fake news” laws and how they have been applied thus far to both local and international press. |
| Guide to Legal Rights in the US by the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Thomson Reuters Foundation | Advice and recommendations for journalists when confronted by law enforcement officers while covering a protest or other political events. |
| Practical and legal tools for journalists, media managers and newsrooms to counter harassment by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, UNESCO, the IWMF and INSI | The Practical Guide for Women Journalists on How to Respond to Online Harassment and Checklist and Guidelines on Gender-Sensitive Safety Policies for Newsrooms address the challenges experienced by reporters and media workers in a climate where nearly three-quarters of women journalists surveyed say they have experienced online abuse. The Online Attacks Against Journalists: Know Your Rights Guide provides those targeted with specific legal tools to deal with online harassment and covers the legal rights of journalists across 13 countries. |
| Movement of Personal Protective Equipment by the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Thomson Reuters Foundation | A user-friendly, practical guide for journalists needing to quickly understand what personal protective equipment can be moved from neighbouring countries into Ukraine. |
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