Intermediate
1 hour
Handling First Amendment Auditors, Influencers, and Citizen Journalists
About this course
Everyone is filming—but not everyone is reporting. First Amendment auditors, influencers, and citizen journalists can turn any staff interaction into viral content. This course prepares your entire agency to handle recording encounters professionally, respond when footage goes public, and turn potential crises into demonstrations of institutional integrity.
What you'll learn
Understand the legal framework: what staff CAN and CAN'T restrict under the First Amendment
Recognize the influencer economy and why conflict generates revenue
Build recording response policies with clear public/restricted area boundaries
Train ALL frontline staff—not just security—on professional, rights-aware responses
Coordinate real-time incident response in the critical first 30 minutes
Manage narrative when footage goes viral without losing the battle online
0 lessons
Self-paced
Certificate of completion
Lifetime access
Course Curriculum
Full access upon enrollment
Course Resources
Sample Recording Response Policy
First 30 Seconds Staff Training
First Amendment Frontline Reference
Available after enrollment
Course details
- Self-paced
- Certificate of completion
- Lifetime access
- 3 downloadable resources