Be the first to use JESS
Be the first to use JESS
Get early access to the beta, plus updates and safety insights for your newsroom
Get early access to the beta, plus updates and safety insights for your newsroom
Supported By
JESS is an AI safety assistant for journalists without in-house security support.
Launching Fall 2025 with early access for beta testers.
Privacy Guaranteed
We never store your queries. Enterprise-grade privacy and encryption keep your activity confidential.
Privacy Guaranteed
We never store your queries. Enterprise-grade privacy and encryption keep your activity confidential.
Privacy Guaranteed
We never store your queries. Enterprise-grade privacy and encryption keep your activity confidential.
Trusted Safety Guidance
Get instant answers based on expert-vetted protocols from top NGOs and global newsrooms.
Trusted Safety Guidance
Get instant answers based on expert-vetted protocols from top NGOs and global newsrooms.
Trusted Safety Guidance
Get instant answers based on expert-vetted protocols from top NGOs and global newsrooms.
Built for Underserved Newsrooms
Freelancers and small teams often lack access to safety experts. JESS helps fill that gap.
Built for Underserved Newsrooms
Freelancers and small teams often lack access to safety experts. JESS helps fill that gap.
Built for Underserved Newsrooms
Freelancers and small teams often lack access to safety experts. JESS helps fill that gap.
Backed by Experts
Developed by newsroom security leaders, AI specialists, and journalists. Built with the public interest in mind.
Backed by Experts
Developed by newsroom security leaders, AI specialists, and journalists. Built with the public interest in mind.
Backed by Experts
Developed by newsroom security leaders, AI specialists, and journalists. Built with the public interest in mind.
How JESS Helps You
How JESS Helps You
Explore how JESS is built to support your reporting and how to join the beta
Explore how JESS is built to support your reporting and how to join the beta
What is JESS?
JESS (Journalist Expert Safety Support) is an AI-powered toolset that provides immediate, trusted safety guidance to newsrooms and journalists who don’t have access to in-house security teams. By tapping into the collective knowledge of well-resourced media organizations and synthesizing safety protocols from experts and NGOs, JESS supports journalists in mitigating risks across reporting scenarios—from protests and political rallies to natural disasters and digital threats.
What is JESS?
JESS (Journalist Expert Safety Support) is an AI-powered toolset that provides immediate, trusted safety guidance to newsrooms and journalists who don’t have access to in-house security teams. By tapping into the collective knowledge of well-resourced media organizations and synthesizing safety protocols from experts and NGOs, JESS supports journalists in mitigating risks across reporting scenarios—from protests and political rallies to natural disasters and digital threats.
What is JESS?
JESS (Journalist Expert Safety Support) is an AI-powered toolset that provides immediate, trusted safety guidance to newsrooms and journalists who don’t have access to in-house security teams. By tapping into the collective knowledge of well-resourced media organizations and synthesizing safety protocols from experts and NGOs, JESS supports journalists in mitigating risks across reporting scenarios—from protests and political rallies to natural disasters and digital threats.
Why JESS?
Amid complex rising threats, too many newsrooms around the world operate without access to even the most basic safety resources. JESS changes this. It brings expert security guidance into the hands of all newsrooms and supports the safety of the world's most vulnerable journalists.
Why JESS?
Amid complex rising threats, too many newsrooms around the world operate without access to even the most basic safety resources. JESS changes this. It brings expert security guidance into the hands of all newsrooms and supports the safety of the world's most vulnerable journalists.
Why JESS?
Amid complex rising threats, too many newsrooms around the world operate without access to even the most basic safety resources. JESS changes this. It brings expert security guidance into the hands of all newsrooms and supports the safety of the world's most vulnerable journalists.
Who is JESS for?
JESS is built for journalists and editors—especially freelancers, local outlets, and small newsrooms—who often lack access to dedicated safety resources. As threats to press freedom and safety grow more complex, JESS helps level the playing field by putting expert security guidance into the hands of those who need it most.
Who is JESS for?
JESS is built for journalists and editors—especially freelancers, local outlets, and small newsrooms—who often lack access to dedicated safety resources. As threats to press freedom and safety grow more complex, JESS helps level the playing field by putting expert security guidance into the hands of those who need it most.
Who is JESS for?
JESS is built for journalists and editors—especially freelancers, local outlets, and small newsrooms—who often lack access to dedicated safety resources. As threats to press freedom and safety grow more complex, JESS helps level the playing field by putting expert security guidance into the hands of those who need it most.
Who is behind JESS?
JESS is a project of ACOS Alliance and the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
The JESS development team is led by Nikita Roy, data scientist, journalist, AI expert, and founder of Newsroom Robots Lab, and Michael Christie, former general manager for Global Logistics and Security at Thomson Reuters. Its prototype was created by Semafor’s managing editor, Gina Chua, who chairs the tool’s Advisory Board. The project was made possible through our partnership with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
Who is behind JESS?
JESS is a project of ACOS Alliance and the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
The JESS development team is led by Nikita Roy, data scientist, journalist, AI expert, and founder of Newsroom Robots Lab, and Michael Christie, former general manager for Global Logistics and Security at Thomson Reuters. Its prototype was created by Semafor’s managing editor, Gina Chua, who chairs the tool’s Advisory Board. The project was made possible through our partnership with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
Who is behind JESS?
JESS is a project of ACOS Alliance and the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
The JESS development team is led by Nikita Roy, data scientist, journalist, AI expert, and founder of Newsroom Robots Lab, and Michael Christie, former general manager for Global Logistics and Security at Thomson Reuters. Its prototype was created by Semafor’s managing editor, Gina Chua, who chairs the tool’s Advisory Board. The project was made possible through our partnership with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
When and where is JESS launching?
JESS will launch a U.S. newsroom pilot in Fall 2025, followed by a broader release. A global, multi-language rollout is planned for 2026 to support journalists worldwide. Want early access? Sign up for exclusive beta testing invites through the waitlist form below.
When and where is JESS launching?
JESS will launch a U.S. newsroom pilot in Fall 2025, followed by a broader release. A global, multi-language rollout is planned for 2026 to support journalists worldwide. Want early access? Sign up for exclusive beta testing invites through the waitlist form below.
When and where is JESS launching?
JESS will launch a U.S. newsroom pilot in Fall 2025, followed by a broader release. A global, multi-language rollout is planned for 2026 to support journalists worldwide. Want early access? Sign up for exclusive beta testing invites through the waitlist form below.
Coming Soon to U.S. Newsrooms
Launching Fall 2025 with early access for beta testers.