Binational Workshop: Security for Border Journalists

Jorge Luis Sierra, ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellow

Jorge Luis Sierra / International Center for Journalists

The International Center for Journalists, in partnership with the School of Journalism and the Center for Border and Global Journalism, at the University of Arizona; the South Texas College, the Border Journalism Network and the Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers, with the support of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellowships Program and the United States Embassy in Mexico, invites accredited journalists from the U.S. -- Mexico border to attend the:
&gt;&gt;&gt; SECURITY FOR BORDER JOURNALISTS BINATIONAL WORKSHOP &lt;&lt;&lt;
When: Friday 3 and Saturday 4 of June 2016 Where: Friday: Auditorium, Ann Richards Administration Building D, South Texas College.
Saturday: Cooper Center for Communication Arts, South Texas College 3201 West Pecan Avenue. McAllen, Texas, 78501.
FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2016 Auditorium, Ann Richards Administration Building D, South Texas College 
07:30 -- 08:00 Registration
08:00 -- 08:30 Welcome and presentation of participants
08:30 -- 10:00 Risk assessment with Salama. Jorge Luis Sierra
10:00 -- 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 -- 12:00 Building sources at risk in sensitive investigations. Lise Olsen.
12:00 -- 13:00 Lunch.
13:00 -- 14:00 Emotional trauma. Amelia Acosta.
14:00 -- 15:00 Protocolos de seguridad en la redacción. Javier Garza.
15:00 -- 15:15 Workshop inauguration with the U.S. Consul in Matamoros.
15:15 -- 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 -- 16:30 Digital Security tools in the newsroom. Jorge Luis Sierra
16:30 -- 18:00 Panel on covering the border from a security perspective. Lise Olsen,
moderator. Bernardo Gómez, Javier Garza  y Jorge Luis Sierra.
 
SATURDAY JUNE 4, 2016 Cooper Center for Communication Arts, South Texas College.
08:00 -- 12:00 Physical security training. Bernardo Gómez. 12:00 -- 12:30 Closure
Coordinador: Jorge Luis Sierra, ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellow.
Trainers and Panelists: Amelia Acosta, Professor at the Universidad del Valle de México, Tamaulipas. Javier Garza, WAN-IFRA Adviser, ICFJ Knight Fellow 2014-2015. Bernardo Gómez, Comandante de la Policía Federal Mexicana y Maestro en Ciencias Penales y Criminalística. Lise Olsen, Coordinator of the Investigative Reporting Unit at the Houston Chronicle.

Auditorium Building D, Ann Richards Administration Building, South Texas College

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