Tag / online threats
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![CJF Special Event: The Chilling Tide of Abuse Faced by Women Journalists. Photos of Garvia Bailey (Media Girlfriends), Saba Eitizaz (Toronto Star), Christina Frangou (Independent), Salimah Shivji (CBC India Correspondent). Wednesday Nov. 30 1 p.m. ET. The Canadian Journalism Foundation]()
The Chilling Tide of Abuse Faced by Women Journalists
Online harm and harassment is one of the most significant safety issues facing women journalists today, and is on the rise globally, according to a 2021 report by the International Center for Journalists. Digital attacks aimed predominantly at women and racialized journalists are intended to belittle, discredit, humiliate and, ultimately, undermine trust in facts and jeopardize press freedom. -
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The trucker convoy provides a case study in online threats and IRL harms
Journalists’ experiences of online threats during the blockade offer insights into how virtual abuse spills offline and how newsrooms should be planning ahead -
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Online violence is ‘death by a thousand cuts,’ especially for women, LGBTQ2+ and racialized journalists, and COVID-19 has increased the toxicity. How can Canadian newsrooms better respond?
Journalists have to put in countless unpaid hours to manage the disproportionate burden of existing online. While the pandemic has intensified the issue, newsroom and platform responses are still playing catch-up -
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Online hate is damaging journalists and democracy, according to a new report released by the CJF and CAJ
The results of a roundtable on journalists and online hate
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