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MEAA launches new project to enhance online safety for women in the media
February 11, 2021 10:54
The MEAA has launched its Enhancing Online Safety of Women in the Media project, in partnership with Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) and Australian Community Managers (ACM).
The announcement:
MEAA has partnered with Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) and Australian Community Managers (ACM) to launch a pioneering Enhancing Online Safety of Women in the Media project.
GEN VIC has developed three critical resources to help media organisations and publications better support women journalists who experience harassment:
Australian Media Moderation Guidelines: these comment and online discussion moderation guidelines are the industry-standard for Australian media to moderate comment sections using a gender and intersectional lens.
Bontcheva); George Washington University (
Waisbord) Online attacks against women journalists have been a pernicious problem for many years. Now, these appear to be increasing dramatically and uncontrollably around the world. This report presents a snapshot of the first substantial findings from a global survey about online violence against women journalists conducted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in late 2020. Part of a broader research project, these survey findings shed light on the incidences, impacts, and responses to online violence against women in an effort to improve responses and identify more effective methods to counter this threat to press freedom, journalists safety, and women s active participation in journalism.