Live News - A Survival Guide - International Federation of Journalists

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CHAPTER 1Preparing for hazardous assignmentsProtective clothingIf you may come under fire you will need robust protection. Thebest protection comes from body armour combat jackets whichhave protectors for neck, collar and groin and which have flapsinto which armour plates can be inserted. Ceramic armour platesare lighter and better than metal plates, but need to be lookedafter. A combat jacket will protect to some extent against low-velocitysmall arms fire and mine fragments. Armour plates will protectagainst high-velocity rifles and sniper fire. However, the jacketwith two armour plates (one front and one back) weighs about 12kilos (26 pounds). With this equipment and a helmet it is impossibleto run for long periods. There is protective equipment made forwomen, although this tends to be even more expensive.Camera operators should wear jackets with extra protection forthe arms as they hold up the camera. All jackets should be waterproof.The cost is high and your media organisation may say it cannotafford it. Urge them to investigate ways of cost sharing or seekinga subsidy from pro-media organisations. There is no reasonwhy local journalists should be at higher risk.When you choose to wear such equipment is a tactical question,depending on your need for mobility and your need for protection.Remember that a 12-mm (half inch) high-velocity bullet can piercemetal at 1,500 metres. The use of protective clothing and armourplating is controversial. It slows journalists down. As a result, somejournalists break the rules agreed with their own newsdesks bywearing protective kit during their pieces to camera but discardingit afterwards. Local journalists rarely have the luxury of choosingwhether or not to wear protective kit and this protection should beavailable. Armoured plates that are not being worn can be placedinside a car to extend protection to passengers.■20
Part 2The Danger ZoneA cameraman jumps at the explosion of a stun grenade in the besieged West Bank city of Ramallah onApril 5 2002. Journalists attempting to cover a meeting between Yasser Arafat and US envoy AnthonyZinni were turned back by Israeli soldiers.Photo: AP / Nasser Nasser21
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