2020 Reports
The Rise of the Security Champion: Beta-Testing Newsroom Security Cultures
A number of factors contribute to the development of information security cultures in the newsroom, including investment in information security specialists who liaise with journalists about their specific needs and provide both informal and formal security training. Or news organizations may hire individuals in traditional roles, such as part of the IT department, but who also have information security knowledge. Journalists also bring information security knowledge into the newsroom out of curiosity, and the belief that information security practices are important for them to get stories and do their jobs. These security champions—who become trainers by accident—work to support colleagues and convince them of the need to adopt more secure practices, through informal conversations, brown-bag lunches, and training sessions at the individual, desk, and newsroom level.
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- Academic Units
- Journalism
- Tow Center for Digital Journalism
- Publisher
- Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University
- Series
- Tow Center for Digital Journalism Publications
- Published Here
- June 3, 2020