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OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains journalists and police officers on crisis reporting

30 April 2024
  • Mayor Amir Gërguri from the Kosovo Police Special Unit (KPSU) and Xhemajl Rexha, Chairman of the Association of Journalists in Kosovo, welcome participants on their first day of training. Lipjan/Lipljan, 24 April 2024 (OSCE/Bylent Ribari)
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  • Captain B.A from KPSU, together with officers of the unit, lecture participants on the equipment they use during crises events. Lipjan/Lipljan, 24 April 2024 (OSCE/Leurina Mehmeti)
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  • KPSU officers demonstrate to media workers some of the equipment used by the unit. Lipjan/Lipljan, 24 April 2024 (OSCE/Bylent Ribari)
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  • Participants during simulation of reporting from a crisis situation. Lipjan/Lipljan, 26 April 2024 (Klan Kosova/Rron Salihu)
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  • Sylejman Kllokoqi, a cameraman with the Associated Press, shares his experience covering major events from the 1990s until now. Lipjan/Lipljan, 24 April 2024 (OSCE/Leurina Mehmeti)
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  • Media workers listen to trainer Sylejman Kllokoqi on his experiences and advises on how to protect themselves during crisis reporting. Lipjan/Lipljan, 24 April 2024 (OSCE/Bylent Ribari)
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  • KPSU officers showcase equipment used during times of unrest, such as tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper sprays, shock bombs and more. Lipjan/Lipljan, 26 April 2024 (Klan Kosova/Rron Salihu)
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  • Two media workers closely analyze a rubber bullet. Lipjan/Lipljan, 29 April 2024 (OSCE/Leurina Mehmeti)
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  • For Kallxo journalist Valon Fana (c), this is the first training related to physical safety of journalists, and the new knowledge will aid him on crisis reporting and managing difficult situations. Lipjan/Lipljan, 29 April 2024 (OSCE/Leurina Mehmeti)
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  • Journalist Kostadinka Stojanović from RTK2 hopes that there will be as many such trainings as possible, because in dangerous situations journalists face problems since they haven’t been trained how to report in those situations. Lipjan/Lipljan, 29 April 2024 (OSCE/Leurina Mehmeti)
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From 24 to 30 April 2024 the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, at the request of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, organized a five-day training course on crisis reporting for journalists, media workers and Kosovo Police. Trainer Sylejman Kllokoqi shared with participants his decades-long experience in crisis reporting, including how to protect themselves in challenging situations, and offered valuable regional context.

The training included interactive sessions, and sharing of experiences and insights with trainers of the Kosovo Police Special Unit, focusing on improving participants’ crisis reporting skills, ensuring accurate, sensitive, and safe reporting.