
Help us keep safety resources free and open for journalists around the world.
Donate NowJournalism Source of Safety (J-SOS) is a free, online toolkit that offers trauma-informed and identity-aware safety checklists, tips, gear advice, and security information for all journalists — including freelancers and students — with an emphasis on equity and ethics.
We are committed to keeping every resource on this site free and openly accessible. Your support helps us research and update our safety briefings, add new resources and translations, and reach journalists working in the most challenging environments around the world.
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Helps keep our safety checklists, tips, and gear guides free and open to every journalist.
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Supports research and updates to a full safety briefing — civil unrest, digital security, trauma, and more.
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Funds new resources, translations, and outreach so the toolkit reaches journalists worldwide.
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Every gift, large or small, keeps J-SOS free and accessible to journalists everywhere — especially freelancers, students, and reporters from marginalized backgrounds.
Share J-SOS with your newsroom, journalism school, or network. The more journalists who find these resources, the safer our field becomes.
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When you support J-SOS, you help protect the journalists who keep the public informed. Thank you for standing with us.