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Press

Guardians are highly experienced in escorting film, TV, news and freelance journalists to highly sensitive and hazardous locations. 

The Guardians are respectful and polite.  Guardians create a safe space for production, protecting your health, reputation and business.

CONFLICT ZONE

Location Consultation | Compliance | Travel Planning

  • Develop detailed local risk assessments, including cultural, legal, and compliance insights

  • Produce emergency response plans aligned with insurance and jurisdictional requirements

  • Conduct mission-specific training to align with operational objectives

  • Prepare and document the use of specialist equipment, encrypted communications, tracking systems, and isolation protocols

Location Consultation | Compliance | Travel Planning

  • Develop detailed local risk assessments, including cultural, legal, and compliance insights

  • Produce emergency response plans aligned with insurance and jurisdictional requirements

  • Conduct mission-specific training to align with operational objectives

  • Prepare and document the use of specialist equipment, encrypted communications, tracking systems, and isolation protocols

Location Consultation | Compliance | Travel Planning

  • Develop detailed local risk assessments, including cultural, legal, and compliance insights

  • Produce emergency response plans aligned with insurance and jurisdictional requirements

  • Conduct mission-specific training to align with operational objectives

  • Prepare and document the use of specialist equipment, encrypted communications, tracking systems, and isolation ent

Travel Management | Local Fixing | Safety & Security | Crisis Management

  • Coordinate daily travel logistics and forward area reconnaissance

  • Vet local contacts and sources to ensure reliability and operational integrity

  • Perform ongoing dynamic risk assessments and maintain emergency egress planning

  • Provide access to emergency medical support and critical incident ret-Assignment

Fact-Checking | Safe Exit | Duty of Care

  • Support verification of gathered content and source accuracy

  • Ensure secure and discreet extraction or exit from location

  • Maintain ongoing contact with local support networks to monitor mental health and provide continued duty of care

Press Access and Protection

FREELANCE

Pre Deployment

Location Consultation | Compliance | Travel Planning 

Review budgets and feasibility of assignment, produce risk assessments for intended location, compliance with insurance and emergency plans for legal and best practice. Identify the preparation and training required to match operations. Understand the use of specialist equipment, encrypted communications and tracking isolation preparation, isolation preparation and documentation.


On Assignment

Travel Management | Local Fixing | Safety and Security | Crisis Management

Expat oversight with local national face forward to freedom of movement (SIA) Close protection qualified professionals for on-site security tasks. Provide Emergency Medical Technician, paramedic qualified.  Compliance and risk assessment controls are adhered to whilst remaining flexible to changes medical evacuation, plans tested to coincide with insurance crisis management, incidents control, safety reporting and tracking capability advice on current atmospherics and common issues on the ground.

Post Assignment

Fact Checking | Safe Exit | Local Contact Duty of Care

Assist with fact checking content accuracy, prepare safe exit paths, maintain contact with local support staff to monitor mental health and well being.

Assisting Freelance Journalists

SAFETY TRAINING

Pre Assignment

Risk Assessment | Check Competencies | Develop Training Plan

Review or produce risk assessments for the location, conduct competency assessments on the staff involved, identify and prepare the training required to match operations.
 

On Assignment

Dynamic Risk Assessment |  On Site Safety Monitoring and Training

Maintaining situational awareness, reacting with additional training if required.

Post Assignment

Safety and Training Review

Make sure preparation for the next event incorporates the lessons learned.

Safety Training
SAFETY TRAINING
FREELANCE
CONFLICT ZONE
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