Learn how journalists can protect themselves online at Friday webinar

From doxing to hacking, journalists around the world are subject to online harassment and abuse every day. While some of these attacks have been aimed at women, political journalists, and those working to hold power to account, all reporters need to be on the alert for potential online harassment and attacks.

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute on Friday, March 8, for instruction on how to minimize your personal risk of online harassment and protect your private information.

Registration is open for this free, one-hour webinar that will begin at 11:30 a.m. EST, taught by David Huerta, senior digital security instructor for the Freedom of the Press Foundation. 

 Participants will learn:

• Why and how journalists can be susceptible targets.
• How to find and remove your personal information on the web.
• How to separate personal identities from professional profiles.
• Security tools for safeguarding personal information and privacy protection.
• How to be alert to increasingly sophisticated phishing scams.

Direct questions about this program to Bara Vaida at [email protected].