Lucy Westcott is the Chief Emergencies Officer at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). She oversees CPJ’s global assistance and safety work, which supports thousands of journalists under threat every year. In 2021, she played a prominent role in CPJ’s response to the Afghan crisis, including helping Afghan journalists and their families evacuated to Qatar. Prior to joining CPJ, Westcott was a staff writer for Newsweek, where she reported internationally and covered gender and immigration. She has reported for outlets including The Intercept, Bustle, The Atlantic, and Women Under Siege, and was a United Nations correspondent for the Inter Press Service.