Global survey on conflict reporting

An anonymous global survey on conflict reporting is inviting all journalists and media professionals to submit their responses, with or without direct conflict experience. The survey is conducted by researchers Dr. Adrian Hadland, Dr. Tara Pixley, Dr. Martin Smith-Rodden. It is supported by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and partners.

Thematics

The survey is for the study Conflict Journalism: New Conditions, New Threats. It explores how changing conflict environments, from civil unrest and environmental disasters to border reporting and war, are reshaping risk, safety training, digital pressures, and ethical practice. It aims to provide the global news media industry with a better understanding of how these evolving terrains impact journalistic practice. Specifically, the project identifies key shifts in conflict reporting and how journalists reckon with such shifts, including:

• Types of conflict environments;
• Levels and elements of risk;
• Safety training accessibility and efficacy;
• How social media, surveillance tech, AI and other digitalities have informed the conflict space;
• And what emerging forms of equity and ethical practices are applied within the conflict journalism space.

Eligibility

The study invites all journalists to participate. In this context, it defines journalists as “any person working either independently or as an employee producing journalistic content with the expectation of publication in a news media platform.”

How to participate

Interested journalists can take part in the survey through this digital form. The survey may take an estimated time of 40 minutes to complete and will remain open till March 30, 2026.