Safety and Awareness
Stop The Bleed
For journalists, STOP THE BLEED training is critical. Covering protests, natural disasters, active shooter situations, and civil unrest means being present at the exact moments when traumatic injuries are most likely to occur, often before emergency medical services can reach the scene.
We will teach journalists how to pack a wound, apply a tourniquet, and control severe bleeding. Skills that can save a life in the minutes that matter most, whether that person is a colleague, a bystander, or a subject of their coverage.
Crisis Ready Media presents Stop the Bleed certification as part of our Domestic HEFAT curriculum. In partnership with Reporters Without Borders, a grant fund has been established to provide Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs) to working freelance, contract, and independent journalists completing the program.
Pre-Register here. Note: There are two Stop The Bleed Sessions; select the ticket for the session you want to attend.
Apply for the PPE Grant provided by Reporters Without Borders
Speakers
Chris Post
International Media Support Group
Chris Post is an Emmy Award-winning photojournalist, media safety educator, and security advocate with over two decades of experience in the emergency services sector. His distinguished career spans roles such as Captain of the fire department at
McMurdo Station in Antarctica, regional EMT, and disaster emergency responder with FEMA.
In 2009, Chris transitioned to journalism, rekindling his passion for photography, which he first developed through analog techniques in the 1980s. His dedication to journalist safety earned him the National Press Photographers Association’s second-highest honor in 2020, recognizing his efforts to advance safety and security initiatives within the industry. Chris was awarded a 2021 Emmy Award for his work on the US Elections. Chris’s recent contributions include developing and delivering a Domestic Hostile Environment first aid course tailored for journalists, guest lecturing at universities on media safety, chairing a national committee on press safety and security, and participating in panel discussions on domestic news-gathering challenges in the United States. In recent years, Chris has been actively conducting workshops across the Middle East, sharing his expertise in safety, security, and media practices.
As a photojournalist, Chris has covered high-profile events such as U.S. presidential inaugurations, political conventions, the Papal visit of 2010, and major disasters, including earthquakes in Puerto Rico, and the politically charged protests of 2020.
Chris’s unique blend of expertise in public safety and journalism positions him as a trusted authority in assessing, planning, and managing risks for news-gathering assignments. Whether conducting pre-event safety training or embedding with teams for
high-risk coverage, he enhances the safety, security, and operational efficiency of news organizations. His expertise also extends to serving as a safety adviser for major motion picture and television network productions.
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Bryan Woolston
Crisis Ready Media
Bryan Woolston is an award-winning photojournalist and the Executive Director of Crisis Ready Media, A Nonprofit Center For Journalist Safety. A veteran with 20 years of U.S. Army experience, he has spent the past decade working as a photojournalist, producing coverage for The Associated Press, Reuters, and Getty Images. Woolston brings a holistic perspective to safety education, helping journalists strengthen physical security practices, improve digital resilience, and operate with a safety-first mindset on hazardous assignments.