Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Journalism in Palestine is practiced under difficult conditions, with ongoing uncertainty and personal strain for reporters. UNESCO’s Multi-Donor Programme (MDP) continues to support Palestinian journalists through essential training amidst these challenges.
Training is delivered in West Bank cities including Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, and Jenin, aiming to enhance safety and professional resilience where journalists live and work. The programme reaches over 280 journalists, approximately 65% of whom are women, keeping women’s experiences and safety needs central to the response.
The programme has established a Safety Officers Network within media organizations, offering training that reinforces physical, psychological, legal, and digital safety protocols in newsrooms. These measures address gender-specific threats and conditions faced by women reporters.
Journalists gain practical skills to safeguard themselves and colleagues both online and offline. Training topics include personal safety, situational awareness, risk assessment, pre-deployment planning, first aid, emergency response, digital safety, and secure communication.
Participants also receive digital manuals and guides on fact-checking, conflict zone reporting, and psychosocial support, providing tools that remain useful beyond the training sessions.