Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter . Between ICE raids, extreme weather, online harassment, and legal threats, the work of journalism has come to feel especially precarious. Today, a new app called JESS, which stands for Journalist Expert Safety Support, is available as a resource for journalists’ safety advice and planning. JESS functions like a chatbot on your laptop or phone. When prompted with details of a reporting assignment, it produces tips on physical safety, digital security, legal risks, and other precautions in the field. Covering a hurricane? JESS can provide a list of precautionary measures about flooding, or even suggest you plan to fill your gas tank. Reporting from a protest?…