Covering terror attacks

This session will try to answer the following questions:

- What are the main definitions of “terror attack” in the international media?

- How can media organisations get ready to react to terror attacks?

- How can individuals get ready to cover terror attacks, whether correspondents, journalists, editors or managers?

- When a terror attack happens, what are the immediate steps media organisations should take inside and outside the newsroom?

- What are the follow-up steps to be taken by media organisations?

- What are the security risks in the field?

- What are the ethical red lines during and after the coverage?

- What role can social media play?

- What can media organisations gain and/or lose during and after such coverage?

This session is organised and sponsored by the Flair Media Consultancy.