UNESCO is the lead UN Agency for promoting freedom of expression and safety of journalists as part of its mandate to “promote the free flow of ideas by word and image”.
Dr. Benjamin Muindi
Lecturer and Researcher at Zetech University
Lived experiences safety of journalists trauma terrorism media in Africa media conflict and peacebuilding
Dr. Benjamin Muindi a Kenyan-based journalist turned media scholar. He has a decade of experience in media practice mainly working for the mainstream media in Kenya at the Nation Media Group. Benjamin delights in teaching and researching journalism and is currently a lecturer of journalism and media practice at Zetech University in Nairobi.
Definition of journalists' safety
When journalists can exert their agency without structural interference or constraints that limit their capacity to do their work.Future plans for research on journalists' safety
I am interesting in studying surveillance of journalists by State and non-State agents.- Research focuses:
- Physical, Psychological, Digital
- Methods used in research:
- Interviews
- Countries of research focus:
- Kenya