About Us

Clothilde Redfern is Reporters Shield’s Executive Director, responsible for overall strategic direction and management, maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, and ensuring that Reporters Shield achieves its goals and objectives. Clothilde has extensive experience in the field. Prior to joining Reporters Shield she was the director of the Rory Peck Trust, an organisation dedicated to the support, safety, and welfare of freelance journalists. She started her career at the International Herald Tribune and then worked in broadcasting, including Channel 4’s Documentaries department, before taking leadership roles in non-profit organisations supporting journalists and filmmakers. She is passionate about the role of journalism in holding power to account.

Jodi Blankenship is Reporters Shield’s Program Manager and chief administrator. She is the main point of contact for members and oversees all aspects of membership including recruitment, intake, individual case management, and data security. She is also Reporters Shield’s liaison to partner organizations, where she is creating and maintaining joint infrastructure and directing communication and collaboration. Jodi has over 16 years of international experience in program administration, including facilitating projects supporting independent media and legal assistance in the South Caucasus.