OSCE Mission to Skopje introduces e-learning course on digital safety of female journalists

To help female media professionals developing digital safety approaches that will keep them safe online, the OSCE Mission to Skopje launched an e-learning course on digital safety on 2 November 2021.

The course focuses on specific challenges journalists face both online and offline, including threats, hate speech, harassment, intimidation, slander and other associated risks. The learning sessions communicate also effective ways to prevent and address attacks as well as associated psychological stress, including COVID-19 challenges.

Upon course completion, journalists in North Macedonia and beyond will be able to improve their digital security habits, following safe practices and planning their response to possible incidents.

“Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we launched our course helping women journalists to raise their awareness of existing online risks and aiming at improving their digital safety habits. Only protected, safe, and empowered media professionals can help to build a society relying on democratic values, as well as offer varied and timely access to information”, said Clemens Koja, Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje.

Male journalists facing security challenges are also encouraged to check the course out on the following links:

-English: https://elearning.osce.org/courses/course-v1:OSCE+OMSk-DSFJ-EN+2020-12/about

-Macedonian: https://elearning.osce.org/courses/course-v1:OSCE+OMSk-DSFJ-MK+2020-12/about

-Albanian: https://elearning.osce.org/courses/course-v1:OSCE+OMSk-DSFJ-AL+2020_12/about