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The Chilling global trends in online violence against women journalists; research discussion paper

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dc.contributor.author UNESCO
dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-19T20:49:14Z
dc.date.available 2024-04-19T20:49:14Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description.abstract There is nothing virtual about online violence. It has become the new frontline in journalism safety - and women journalists sit at the epicentre of risk. Networked misogyny and gaslighting intersect with racism, religious bigotry, homophobia and other forms of discrimination to threaten women journalists - severely and disproportionately. Threats of sexual violence and murder are frequent and sometimes extended to their families. This phenomenon is also bound up with the rise of viral disinformation, digital conspiracy networks and political polarisation. The psychological, physical, professional, and digital safety and security impacts associated with this escalating freedom of expression and gender equality crisis are overlapping, converging and frequently inseparable. They are also increasingly spilling offline, sometimes with devastating consequences.Here, we present an edited extract from a major interdisciplinary study produced by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) under commission from UNESCO. The book-length study will be published by UNESCO in mid-2021.The research underpinning this paper consists of: a global survey of 901 journalists2 from 125 countries conducted in five languages3; long-form interviews4 with 173 international journalists, editors, and experts in the fields of freedom of expression, human rights law, and digital safety; two big data case studies assessing over 2.5 million posts on Facebook and Twitter directed at two prominent women journalists (Maria Ressa in the Philippines and Carole Cadwalladr in the UK) undertaken to validate the self-reporting of our interviewees and survey respondents with objective data; 15 detailed country case studies5; and a literature review covering hundreds of scholarly and civil society research publications. A team of 24 international researchers6 from 16 countries contributed to the study....
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dc.identifier.uri 43
dc.identifier.uri http://192.168.4.71:4000/handle/123456789/141
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject Violencia
dc.subject Homosexualismo
dc.subject Mujeres periodistas
dc.subject Violencia sexual
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dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.04.05
dc.title The Chilling global trends in online violence against women journalists; research discussion paper
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