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Reporters Under Fire: Danger, Safety & Taking Control
Intensive In-Person Skills Training Day / Saturday, November 14th 2026
Where: The N.J. Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102. This is a five-minute walk from Newark Penn Station, which has NJ Transit trains and buses, PATH and Amtrak. Many nearby parking lots are available, as this is near both the Prudential Center and NJPAC.
When: Saturday, November 14th / 9:00 AM Coffee, Donuts and Conversation / 10 AM Workshops begin. / Lunch will be provided midday. / 4 PM– 5:30 PM: Cocktails and refreshments at the Medallion Restaurant (Robert Treat Hotel), cash bar.
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If you volunteer to work the event, you get in free, and you will be able to attend most of the workshops. / Inquire about volunteering or to get a multi-person newsroom rate at info@njspj.org
Speaker List (Preliminary)
Angelina Katsanis, noted photojournalist whose clients include The New York Times, AP, Getty Images, Politico, The Washington Post, & Reuters. She was injured covering ICE and protests at Delaney Hall in Newark; her equipment bag was stolen, then recovered by the NJ Attorney General’s office.
Bruce Rosen, Media and First Amendment Attorney at Pashman, Stein.
Chris Post, Media Safety Educator / Emmy Award winner / National Press Photographers Assoc. award for advancing safety & security.
Daysi Calavia-Robertson is an opinion columnist who focuses on N.J.’s communities of color for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
Isaac Avilucea is a reporter for Axios, formerly of The Trentonian, who has twice won NJ-SPJ’s Courage Under Fire award and the Tim O’Brien Award for Best Use of Open Public Records.
Jelani Gibson is a politics reporter for NJ.com and The Star Ledger. Previously, he was a gun violence reporter for the Kansas City Star. He is an Air Force veteran.
Nikita Mazurov is a cybersecurity expert with the Press Freedom Defense Fund and The Intercept.
Richard Guerry, Author & Internet Safety Expert and the Executive Director of IROC2.
Sam Carliner is a journalist who focuses on U.S. foreign policy and geopolitics. His writing appears in Left Voice, Responsible Statecraft and Documented.
Tom Costello is a visual journalist who covered the January 6th insurrection and has worked for The Asbury Park Press since 1988. He is a professor at Montclair State University, and he is flight-certified as a drone pilot for the USA Today Network.
Tom Franklin is best known for his iconic photograph of three FDNY firefighters raising theAmerican flag at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. He’s been an award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker for more than 35 years, including decades at The Record and northjersey.com. He is a professor at Montclair State University and is helping build a photo database for hyperlocals through NJ Newswire.