Rory Peck Trust

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Sony have been supporting the #RoryPeckAwards since the very beginning. Now in its 31st year, we’re proud to announce the 2025 Sony Impact Award Longlist. Congratulations to the #freelance journalists & filmmakers who made it through!

Tickets 🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/

Amazing opportunity for freelance journalists to gain free safety training with @rorypecktrust.bsky.social

Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025 – Watch the recordings Support our work with an optional donation. Discount codes: $30 - Freelancers, non-profit: mhjs-40<br> $15 - Global South: mhjs-70<br> $0 - [ACCESS ONLY UNTIL 13 NOVEMBER]: mhjs-100

Couldn't make it to the Summit or want to revisit a favorite session?

The Mental Health in Journalism Summit recorded sessions are now available to watch and accessible to everyone.

Building a global movement for a healthier media 🙌

theselfinvestigationacademy.thinkific.com/courses/ment...

Freelancer tickets are selling fast so please grab your discounted #RoryPeckAwards seat asap and join us on November 26th at the BFI Southbank🏆

⏰ Deadline to apply is October 29th 👇

Proud to share the #RoryPeckAwards News and Features longlist and to announce our new Award category sponsor Dataminr.

Congratulations to the #freelance journalists selected from 100s of entries. Watch this space on October 28 when we'll be announcing the finalists! 🎉

rorypecktrust.org/awards/

Love+War | Previews from 12 October - In Cinemas 24 October | Dogwoof

Love+War film chronicles Pulitzer Prize-winning
@lynseyaddario.bsky.social ascent in the male-dominated
world of conflict photography.

Previews in cinemas from 12 Oct as part of the BFI London Film Festival. In cinemas from 24 Oct.
Find out more: loveandwar.film

@dogwoofdocs.bsky.social

In 1914, the poet Rupert Brooke wrote of “a corner of a foreign field that is forever England”. Nearly 4,000 British soldiers, sailors and airmen are buried in Bayeux. Beside them is a wood which is rapidly becoming a piece of Palestine.

#PrixBayeux Calvados Normandie des correspondants de guerre

AI Training Course Bundle — Women in Journalism ***Late Registration*** &nbsp; If you’ve missed the start of the course but want to sign up, don't worry! We'll send you the recordings of the sessions so far and you can pick up from there.&nbsp;...

Even better, is the training course bundle 😎🧠

👇
www.womeninjournalism.co.uk/tickets/p/ai...

Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity with Stacie Chan — Women in Journalism This 10-part programme is designed to equip you with the AI skills, ethical awareness, and practical tools needed to thrive in the fast-evolving media landscape. Each session blends expert-led instru...

Great training opportunities from our friends @wijuk.bsky.social

www.womeninjournalism.co.uk/tickets/p/ge...

Great work as always - wishing you well with this fundraising campaign @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social

📢Calling all #freelance journalists in Manchester & Glasgow for this free, essential, one-day safety workshop.

COVERING PROTESTS & CIVIL UNREST
Manchester (3rd November) and Glasgow (4th November)

Info and register here: rorypecktrust.org/get-help/tra...

Photo with thanks to Deeyah Khan.

Love+War | Previews from 12 October - In Cinemas 24 October | Dogwoof

In UK cinemas later this month, LOVE + WAR chronicles Pulitzer-prize winning photojournalist @lynseyaddario's extraordinary career within the male-dominated world of conflict photography.

Previewing at bfi.org.uk/lff ahead of its general release: loveandwar.squarespace.com

2025 Longlists | Rory Peck Trust

This!

I’ve been longlisted for Freelance Journalist of the Year at this year’s
@rorypecktrust.bsky.social
Awards! There are some incredible journalists on the list – with work I really admire and get inspiration from: rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-... #rorypeck

So pleased we could be a part of the panel discussion last night at Sands Films Cinema Club, ahead of the screening of @robertgreenwald's film, Gaza: Journalists Under Fire.

#JournalismMatters

Financial support and grants for freelance journalists - Freelancing for Journalists This week we look at the financial and practical support available for freelance journalists.

We joined the team @freelancingfor.bsky.social to delve into the range of support Rory Peck Trust and @journalistscharity.bsky.social offer to #freelancers. You can hear the session in full on their podcast 🎙️

freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/fina...

Rory Peck Awards Celebrating the most outstanding work by freelance journalists & filmmakers worldwide.

Come and meet the winners at the BFI Southbank on November 26th. Tickets and discounted ones for #freelancers 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rory-peck-...

Thank you to everyone who entered the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards. This year’s entries show why independent #journalismmatters. We're so proud to reveal the longlists selected from hundreds of entries - congratulations!🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-longlists/

Events and Workshops From industry screenings and festive happy hours to an evolving curriculum of professional development workshops, VC events are by and for filmmakers.

📹Great upcoming events for US and UK #journalists and filmmakers from the team at Video Consortium. videoconsortium.org/events

Check out the Oct. 15 at 6pm at Rich Mix in London 👀

A packed room this evening @frontlineclub. Thank you to our expert panellists for a fascinating conversation Tami Hoffman at The Guardian, Dr Manny Ahmed @openorigins and @georginalee.bsky.social at Channel 4 News.

#fakenews #misinformation #authenticity #journalism

Last remaining tickets! Join us on Tuesday 23rd Sept at the Frontline Club, London with Tami Hoffman The Guardian, Georgina Lee Channel 4 News and Dr Manny Ahmed OpenOrigins 👇🏻

You did @lizcookman.bsky.social congrats! 👏🏻👏🏻and you're correct freelancers are 💪🏻💪🏻

Panel Discussion: Tackling Fake News & Misinformation False and misleading information divides societies and threatens our well-being.

Tickets available here 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

Delighted to welcome Tami Hoffman, Director of Public Policy @theguardian.com to our stellar panel @georginalee.bsky.social FactCheck & Data News Editor @channel4news.bsky.social, Dr Manny Ahmed Founder & CEO @openorigins.bsky.social.

Join us at The Frontline Club, London, Tues 23 Sept at 7pm.

An expert panel discussion is coming to the home of independent journalism in London, @frontlineclub inc @georginalee.bsky.social 🤩

Tuesday 23 Sept, 7pm.

Get your tickets here 🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-tackling-fake-news-misinformation-tickets-1517411501649?aff=oddtdtcreator

YouTube video by BBC World Service Syria's Stolen Children: How Assad used a global charity to disappear kids - BBC World Service Docs

Watch the new film from acclaimed journalist & filmmaker, our 2023 Sony Impact Award winner Jess Kelly, which uncovers how Syria’s Assad regime used the Austrian childcare charity SOS Children’s Villages to disappear hundreds of children of political detainees.

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LymB...

The Trustees deliberated long and hard over the nominees for the Martin Adler Prize supported by the Swedish Embassy. "The strongest longlist ever." Find out who made the list, announcement next week 👀

I’m looking forward to talking all things misinformation with @rorypecktrust.bsky.social at the Frontline Club on 23 September!

We are too. Thanks Georgina!