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Chapter 3. Protecting journalists from harassment: Comparing existing protection mechanisms and the effects on democracy
Department of Politics, Law and International Studies, University of Padova, Italy.
Institute for Media Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
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2022 (English)In: Success and failure in news media performance: Comparative analysis in the Media for Democracy Monitor 2021 / [ed] Trappel, J., & Tomaz, T., Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2022, p. 59-77Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

There is a quickly increasing body of studies and reports on harassment and intimidation of journalists around the world. These series of acts have a chilling effect on media freedom and journalists’ freedom of expression. The research literature on the topic has mostly focused on intimidation and harassment of journalists – particularly sexual harassment of women journalists – or journalists’ experiences of online harassment, and the impact on press censorship. In this chapter, we contribute to the debate by exploring the nexus between the harassment of journalists and the protection mechanisms adopted by leading news media organisations, professional journalism associations and other institutions, and national governments. We then discuss the effects on democracy in the 18 countries participating in the 2021 Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM). Our findings indicate how legal support and protection mechanisms might enhance journalists’ capacity to realise the news media’s democratic role in practice.

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Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2022. p. 59-77
Keywords [en]
online harassment, safety of journalists, violence against journalists, press freedom, anti-harassment mechanisms
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Media Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-12329DOI: 10.48335/9789188855589-3OAI: oai:DiVA.org:norden-12329DiVA, id: diva2:1641177
Available from: 2022-03-01 Created: 2022-03-01 Last updated: 2022-03-01Bibliographically approved

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