📹Great upcoming events for US and UK #journalists and filmmakers from the team at Video Consortium. videoconsortium.org/events Check out the Oct. 15 at 6pm at Rich Mix in London 👀

A packed room this evening @frontlineclub. Thank you to our expert panellists for a fascinating conversation Tami Hoffman at The Guardian, Dr Manny Ahmed @openorigins and @georginalee.bsky.social at Channel 4 News. #fakenews #misinformation #authenticity #journalism

Last remaining tickets! Join us on Tuesday 23rd Sept at the Frontline Club, London with Tami Hoffman The Guardian, Georgina Lee Channel 4 News and Dr Manny Ahmed OpenOrigins 👇🏻

You did @lizcookman.bsky.social congrats! 👏🏻👏🏻and you're correct freelancers are 💪🏻💪🏻

Delighted to welcome Tami Hoffman, Director of Public Policy @theguardian.com to our stellar panel @georginalee.bsky.social FactCheck & Data News Editor @channel4news.bsky.social, Dr Manny Ahmed Founder & CEO @openorigins.bsky.social. Join us at The Frontline Club, London, Tues 23 Sept at 7pm.

An expert panel discussion is coming to the home of independent journalism in London, @frontlineclub inc @georginalee.bsky.social 🤩 Tuesday 23 Sept, 7pm. Get your tickets here 🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-tackling-fake-news-misinformation-tickets-1517411501649?aff=oddtdtcreator

Watch the new film from acclaimed journalist & filmmaker, our 2023 Sony Impact Award winner Jess Kelly, which uncovers how Syria’s Assad regime used the Austrian childcare charity SOS Children’s Villages to disappear hundreds of children of political detainees. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LymB...

The Trustees deliberated long and hard over the nominees for the Martin Adler Prize supported by the Swedish Embassy. "The strongest longlist ever." Find out who made the list, announcement next week 👀

I’m looking forward to talking all things misinformation with @rorypecktrust.bsky.social at the Frontline Club on 23 September!

A stellar panel inc Emmy-winning journalist Jon Williams (also our Director)😃, Dr Manny Ahmed from @OpenOrigins & Channel 4 News' Georgina Lee will be discussing how to tackle Misinformation and Fake News @frontlineclub on September 23rd. Book your ticket asap! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

Glad we can be a part of the panel discussion, ahead of the screening of @robertgreenwald.bsky.social latest film GAZA: Journalists Under Fire. Taking place on Tuesday 30 Sept, at Sands Films Cinema, London SE16. Reserve a seat or stream here: sandsfilms.eventive.org/schedule/68b...

Looking forward to joining our #30Year and counting #RoryPeckAwards sponsors Sony Europe, this weekend at #IBC2025 RAI Amsterdam. DM us if you're heading that way and would like to meet. show.ibc.org

Wrapping up the News Teams Relay Race with the announcement that @itvnews.bsky.social have swept the board with the fastest time and the highest fundraising! They ran an impressive 21km in 1:20:30 👏👏 You can support our runners and our work at www.justgiving.com/campaign/202...

Not forgetting our brilliant sponsors @ATR LTD who helped make this such a successful fundraiser. They are true pros in HEAT, situational awareness, first aid, close protection training with their own site and exceptional simulation facilities. share.google/DJU9cNESS0AB...

Just some of the fantastic team @SkyNews relaxing with a well deserved pint after the News Teams Relay Race today. Well done Team Sky! 🏃🏻‍♀️🙌🏻

Here we go! @DHamamdjian from NBC News at the start of our first ever News Teams Relay Race this morning. Our 50 strong journalist team are running and fundraising for #freelance journalists around the world who urgently need our help.

🔊Calling MENA Photojournalists Dr. Khaled Nasser & Dr. Lauren Walsh are conducting a survey to explore the psychological pressures faced by photographers in MENA conflict zones. 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAiBPdBw3ArNIMmUiBkKI8Uz2l2zNozyJD9uBvNEITnDt91w/viewform

Live in 1.5 hours - 'The War on Press Freedom' panel discussion, streamed live from The Conduit Club, London. 🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/Z-AWs95x2q4?si=pYcE3jk8IXns-nv0

Join our Director @WilliamsJon @WaelDahdouh @ramitanavai for a panel discussion livestreamed from @ConduitClub Gaza: The War on Press Freedom - The Conduit share.google/yVXIOtbXRLf8...

Coming up soon, 8 - 10 October, #MHJS25 will host more than 90 speakers from all over the world providing strategies and advice on #resilience for #journalists.

How many more times? 4 journalists, 3 freelancers reported killed in #Israeli air strike on #Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. Among them Hussam al-Masri, @reuters.com & Mariam Dagga @apnews.com. Our thoughts are with their families and friends. #protectjournalists rorypecktrust.org/news-and-ins...

We're delighted to announce the stellar panel of Judges for the #RoryPeckAwards News & Features category. Quentin Leboucher, @ianjsherwood.bsky.social ‪@ayshahtull.bsky.social Tim singleton, @bbcmaryam.bsky.social @nicktatters.bsky.social Jen Stout Longlist announcement coming in September 👀

We were pleased to welcome photojournalists from across MENA to our 2-day online workshop -'Image Framing Strategies & Mental Health: Behind the Lens, Beyond the Conflict'. Sign up for our newsletter to hear about our training opportunities + more: rorypecktrust.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Our Executive Director will be in Edinburgh later this week for the #FestivalofPolitics ‪‪@parliament.scot‬‬ with @humzayousaf.bsky.social but to warn you that tickets are fully sold out. We'll be sharing a link to watch the discussion online.

A reminder for all journalists that we have useful safety resources on our website which are free to access and cover physical, digital and psychological safety guidance rorypecktrust.org/get-help/saf... Our thanks to @GoogleNewsInit for supporting our digital safety resources.

Rory Peck Condemns Gaza’s Deadliest Attack on Palestinian Journalists. Jon Williams, Executive Director of the Rory Peck Trust, told BBC News those responsible must be held to account. Journalism is not a crime." he said. Read more here 🔗

Jon Williams from @rorypecktrust.bsky.social : "The murder of 6 journalists in a single incident is one of the worst attacks on journalists ever... killing and targeting journalists is a war crime"

Today at 2pm (GMT), RPT Director Jon Williams will join Christian Fraser and a panel on BBC News to discuss the biggest international stories of the day. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live...

Journalists from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan and Egypt will be joining our specialist workshop opportunity for MENA photojournalists📸.

Proud to partner #MHJS25 and help promote mental wellbeing in journalism. 💭💪 Taking place online October 8 - 10. organised by @selfinvestigate, co-funded by @fredfoundation. Register at 👉 mhjournalismsummit.org

Join @coveringclimatenow.org on August 13 for a live training session and learn how to report climate with a justice lens. Explore how to recognize injustice, investigate responsibilities, and tell stories that reveal the full picture. RSVP for the webinar here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

From the Oscar®-winning director behind 20 Days in Mariupol, 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA is a haunting and visceral real-time look at the Ukraine frontline. In cinemas (UK&Ireland) from 1st August. Book tickets: www.2000meters.film #2000MetersToAndriivka @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social #ukraine

Four of the world’s leading news organisations-‪ @reuters.com ‬‪@apnews.com @en.afp.com & BBC have issued an unprecedented joint statement raising alarm over the deteriorating conditions for journalists in Gaza. Read more from RPT Executive Director Jon Williams 🔗 rorypecktrust.org/news-and-ins...

Great trailer, important film. Tickets at www.2000meters.film

📢 US #freelancers @ACOS Alliance 1 day safety training, priority for those covering migration and related stories on the US border with Mexico. 📍Albuquerque 🗓️August 15, 2025 ⏰Starting at 9:00 AM and end by late afternoon 🍽️A light breakfast and lunch will be provided Apply ASAP at: eff.org/jstapp

From the Oscar®-winning director behind 20 Days in Mariupol, 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA is a haunting and visceral real-time look at the Ukraine frontline. In cinemas (UK&Ireland) from 1st August. Book tickets: www.2000meters.film #2000MetersToAndriivka @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social #ukraine

Our Safety Resources offer guidance on crucial aspects of physical and digital safety. 🔗 rorypecktrust.org/get-help/saf... Our thanks to @GoogleNewsInit for their support. You'll find details of Google's Advanced Protection Programme on our Safety Resources page 👀

Entries for the 31st Rory Peck Awards have closed and now the search is on for the world’s best freelance journalism. The Awards, are a vital celebration of courage and independence in journalism. Read more 🔗

📸Specialist workshop opportunity for MENA photojournalists. 'Behind the Lens, Beyond the Conflict', aims to understand photographers’ field experiences and to provide participants with relevant psychoeducation and resilience strategies.

Entries to the #RoryPeckAwards 2025 are now closed! Thank you to everyone who entered their work or nominated a #freelance journalist. 🙏

📢FINAL DAY FOR ENTRIES #RoryPeckAwards 2025 So exciting watching the entries come in during the final hours. You have until midnight tonight (BST) Good Luck!! rorypecktrust.org/awards/

⏰ Last chance to get your entry in for the @rorypecktrust.bsky.social Awards - closes 10 July. Celebrating the most outstanding work by freelance journalists over the past year. What are you waiting for!? Enter now:

📣2️⃣ days left to enter your work or nominate a freelancer you have commissioned, worked with or admire! #RoryPeckAwards showcase your work to an influential media audience. The winner of the Sony Impact Award will also receive a Sony video camera and lens! 🤩 Closing midnight (BST) 10th July.

PSA for freelance journalists...don't forget to enter your best material in the Rory Peck Awards, which honours the best in journalism (cuz freelancers are the best journalists✊🏿). It was an unforgettable experience for me last year. It could be you this year. Three days for the submission deadline!

Great opportunity for Nigerian journalists 👇

⏰Just 3️⃣ days to go! Make sure your work is entered for the most important Awards for #freelance journalists and filmmakers. Showcase your work to an influential international media audience. Share your story on stage and win a trophy + cash prize. Entry fee waivers available.

〰️ Freelance Journalists & Filmmakers〰️ The @rorypecktrust.bsky.social offers a unique opportunity to showcase your work and win various awards. ➡️ Find out more here: rorypecktrust.org/awards/ The deadline is approaching! 📣

📢Just 4️⃣ days to go! Make sure your work is entered for the most important Awards for #freelance journalists and filmmakers. Showcase your work to an influential international media audience. Share your story on stage + win a trophy + cash prize. www.rorypecktrust.org/awards #journalismmatters

5 days until entries close 🏆

Just 1 more week to enter #freelancers 🤩