INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE SAFETY OF CONFLICT JOURNALISTS: analysis of the characteristics, structure, and resources of their virtual press rooms

ORGANIZAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS E SEGURANÇA DOS PERIODISTAS DE CONFLITO: análise das características, estrutura e recursos de suas salas de imprensa virtuais

ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES Y LA SEGURIDAD DE LOS PERIODISTAS DE CONFLICTO: análisis de las características, estructura y recursos de sus salas de prensa virtuales

ABSTRACT

The safety of journalists who cover conflicts has been an issue that has raised concern within with the War in Ukraine (2022) and the one in Gaza (2024), which has led to international organizations to raise awareness among international organizations to develop new measures and strategies to guarantee the protection of journalists. In a context in which organizations become creators of contents and build connections with their audiences, this paper analyses the main characteristics, structure, content, and communication channels of the Virtual Press Rooms of international organizations dedicated to the safety of journalists. The use of the Press Rooms as a storage for information and the lack for of an unified criteria in their naming, the lack of a target audience corporate image strategies, opens up new research lines regarding the role of these organizations in supplying documentation to aid journalists.

Key words
Virtual press rooms; Conflict journalism; Journalist’s safety; International organizations; Corporate communication