International involvement and safety

Despite Denmark being a small country, the Danish Union of Journalists is one of the main contributors to the international safety work for journalists. The union’s different specialised groups, employee associations and geographical districts donate €60,000-70,000 every year to the international safety fund , administered by the International Federation of Journalists. This demonstrates the union’s solidarity with the many media employees and their families who suffer every year as a result of the lack of press freedom in many parts of the world.

The Danish Union of Journalists is also active in other international organisations. One such organisation is International Media Support (IMS), which is based in Denmark and provides support and assistance to media companies and journalists who for one reason or another are working in conflict areas.

Another example of the international work of the Danish Union of Journalists is its involvement in the International News Safety Institute (INSI) – the international media industry organisation for the protection and safety training of staff in war zones and areas of conflict.

The international involvement of the Danish Union of Journalists largely takes place under the auspices of the International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists. However, the Danish Union of Journalists is also active at the Nordic level as part of the Nordic Federation of Journalists, a network facilitating knowledge exchange, problem solving and coordination between journalist unions  in the Nordic countries.