🧵 Whether you are an independent journalist or a newsroom manager, there may come a time when you need to set up a dedicated tipline. Here are some practical options that may work for your newsroom.
Freedom of the Press
Setting up a secure tipline on a budget
No need to break the bank when your newsroom sets up its first tipline or drop box.
At least 130 journalists and media workers have been killed by Israel since the start of the Israel-Gaza war in Oct. 2023, according to RSF. “If there are no journalists, there’s no one who can independently verify this and tell the world…Then the Israeli army becomes the source of information.”
Al Jazeera
Israel is deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza: Experts
Press freedom groups point to a pattern of killing clearly identified journalists.