Women claiming their stories and raising their voices 20 January 2021 - 19:35
“Mr Vice-President, I’m speaking.” These words were uttered by US Vice-President Kamala Harris during a debate with her predecessor Mike Pence, as he spoke over her.
These words resonated with a lot of women around the world. One of these women is Paula Fray, a journalist, entrepreneur and media development trainer. Fray took up these words as a call to arms and is using them for her global conference, titled Claiming Our Stories, Raising Our Voices.
The hashtag for the summit, which is happening all day on Thursday is #IMSPEAKING. Fray hopes those women who can’t join the summit will be able to follow it using the hashtag.
By Julie Posetti An alarmingly high number of women journalists are now targets of online attacks associated with orchestrated digital disinformation campaigns. The impacts include self-censorship, retreat from visibility, an increased risk of physical injury, and a serious mental health toll. The main perpetrators? Anonymous trolls and political actors.
By Julie Posetti
An alarmingly high number of women journalists are now targets of online attacks associated with orchestrated digital disinformation campaigns. The impacts include self-censorship, retreat from visibility, an increased risk of physical injury, and a serious mental health toll. The main perpetrators? Anonymous trolls and political actors.
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English By Dalia Faheid Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - Online harassment is the new frontline for journalists’ safety, with female journalists disproportionately confronted by harassment that threatens physical harm, according to a newly published report.
The report, based on a global survey of more than 700 journalists who identify as female, found 73% had experienced some form of online violence, with threats of physical or sexual violence most common.
The findings and the impact harassment has on journalists were discussed during a panel on
“More than just damaging individual journalists, online violence also has a chilling effect on journalism more broadly and freedom of expression, along with the diversity in public debate,” Julie Posetti, global director of research at ICFJ and co-author of the report, said during the panel.