Committee to Protect Journalists
While the media industry has become more aware of journalists being sexually assaulted on the job, few news organizations have implemented training that specifically addresses its prevention and effects, reports Lauren Wolfe in a follow-up to her CPJ report, “The Silencing Crime.”
Now director of Women Under Siege, Wolfe reports that NBC has consulted with a social worker who specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder to create a pilot course aimed at preventing and dealing with sexual assault. Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and executive producer of “60 Minutes,” says training alone wouldn’t have prevented Lara Logan’s attack in Egypt. “We will never, ever, send a reporter into a situation like that again without significant security,” Fager said. “And if we do not think we can provide enough security to feel safe? Then we will not cover the story.”
Related: CPJ report: Sexual assault is the ‘silencing crime’ for journalists | In aftermath of Lara Logan’s attack, CPJ learns more about journalists sexually assaulted on the job
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