Journalists are often subjected to racist or sexist slurs, vile insults and threats of rape, dismemberment or other violence from online readers. Online harassment is hardly unique to journalists. The news agency says it has worked with law enforcement in many cases when its journalists were attacked online. Nearly three-quarters of 714 female journalists surveyed said they had experienced online attacks, according to a study released in April by UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists. What she did was basic journalism.”Vilk advises news organizations to conduct an anonymous internal survey to determine the extent of their problems, and to examine social media policies.

Source: ABC News June 09, 2021 13:52 UTC