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Efforts to influence journalists have changed in recent years.
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A new report from Yle suggests that journalists are coming under increasing pressure and suffering harassment on social media. We all know that social media harassment and intimidation have become a daily occurrence, especially in relation to some topics, said Yle s Editor-in-Chief
Jouko Jokinen.
Hannele Pokka and
Juhani Pekkala, who interviewed 36 Yle journalists, camera operators, producers, managers and editors.
Topics that brought the most feedback included immigration, gender issues, health, nutrition, climate change, conservation, predators, Sami people and the US elections and ex-president
Donald Trump.
Around three-quarters of respondents had experienced some pressure or intimidation during their career, but nobody interviewed for the study said that they had avoided a topic because of the possible reaction.