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UNESCO calls to end online violence against women journalists in 8 March campaign
A recent has found that 73% of the women journalists surveyed reported having faced online violence while doing their job. They are often targeted in coordinated misogynistic attacks.
As Guy Berger, Director for Policies and Strategies in the filed of Communication and Information at UNESCO, explains, 鈥渢his violence harms women鈥檚 right to speak and society鈥檚 right to know鈥. 鈥淭o tackle this increasing trend鈥, he adds, 鈥渨e need to find collective solutions to protect women journalists from online violence鈥. This includes strong responses from social media platforms, national authorities and media organizations.
Visit UNESCO鈥檚 social media channels (, , ) to view the campaign video, which premieres today.
The campaign highlights key results from the UNESCO-ICFJ global survey on online violence against women journalists, which were published last December in the report (now also available in , and ).
The campaign will continue until World Press Freedom Day (3 May), when UNESCO will launch a major study on good practices in tackling online violence against women journalists. This trailblazing study includes legal analysis, findings from the global survey, big data analysis, and case studies from 15 countries (Brazil, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, UK, USA), with a focus on the under-studied Global South.
- Share #JournalistsToo and the campaign鈥檚 video and social media messages this Monday (8 March) on International Women's Day.
- More messages will be rolled out until (3 May).
- More to be available ahead of 3 May.
Online violence against women journalists harms everyone. Let's end it!
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This campaign was funded by the Swedish Postcode Foundation
